MONTEREY SELECT BOARD
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 26, 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 Chief Gareth Backhaus to review Police Department items.
· The Board met with Director of Operations Maynard Forbes to review Highway Department items, as follows:
o Lake Garfield drawdown: Discussion regarding drawdown date, which in the past was October 1
o Footprint Program for Route 23 reconstruction: Forbes is working on an application
o Paving: Blue Hill Road, Gould Road
o Town Hall renovation: Handrail on front steps, front door replacement for ADA compliance; Forbes asked for a written list from Building Commissioner
o Transfer Station sign: Notice that sticker must be attached to vehicle
o Fuel contracts
o 911 signs
· The Board met with Town Secretary Melissa Noe to review Town Hall items, as follows:
o Computers: Meeting with Practical Solutions
o Online poll on Town’s website: For use by Education Committee, etc.
o Procurement Officer classes in Boston: Board approved Noe’s enrollment in a three-day seminar on procurement
o Town records storage: Noe presented the result of her research regarding State requirements
· Debra B. Mielke, a member of the Finance Committee, Education Committee, and Cultural Council met with the Board to discuss several items, as follows:
o Monthly Finance Committee meetings with Board: Meeting with Finance Committee scheduled for Monday, October 3, at 9:30 a.m.
o Town Website postings
o Swearing-in of appointed Town Officers
· Chris Blair of the Conservation Commission and Janet Cathcart of Friends of Lake Garfield met with the Board to discuss items relating to Lake Garfield, as follows:
o Lake Garfield drawdown: The 2002 Order of Conditions for drawdown will soon expire, and the Board will request a three-year extension of said Order from the Conservation Commission. A public hearing will be scheduled, and a new Notice of Intent will be drawn for a three-year period; the Board must decide whether to initiate drawdown on October 1 or October 15
o Lake cleanup: Cathcart advised that Friends of Lake Garfield will conduct a pro-active campaign to clean up the lake and raise public awareness about the watershed
o Dock rebuilding: Questions of jurisdiction among Conservation Commission, State DEP, and Building Commissioner. Board asked Building Commissioner Don Torrico to provide a list of structural and setback requirements that come under his jurisdiction. The Board will revisit the
issue on Monday, October 24, at 9:30 a.m.
· The Board met with Building Commissioner Don Torrico to review building items, as follows:
o Town Hall renovation: Outstanding items for completion
o Copies of Building Permits issued
o Camp inspections: Notice requiring compliance with State Building Code, State Fire Code, Board of Health regulations for renewal of camp license
· Town Accountant Barbara Gauthier met with the Board to discuss the following items:
o Bally Gally house: Affordable housing certification; rental lease; rental agent
o Bonds and insurance: Storch called Michael Garrold, a senior account executive at Masasachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA) to obtain a quote for the cost of Town insurance (promised at the Select Board meeting with Garrold, August 15, 2005); Garrold is currently on
vacation, and a message was left with Joe Callahan, vice president of sales
o Access to Town records storage room
o Health insurance committee: Request that the Board appoint a committee
o Heating costs
· Riccardo Boehm met with the Board to discuss the difficulty of obtaining building permits; the Board refused to respond to alleged rumors and complaints by contractors in this regard.
· On the recommendation of the Monterey Cultural Council, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Maureen Banner to the Monterey Cultural Council for a two-year term ending September 30, 2007.
· Highway and Treasury Warrants were signed.
· The clerk was given instructions regarding correspondence.
· The Minutes of September 19, 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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