Monterey Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 8/9/10
Meeting Opened at: 4:30pm
Select Board Members Present: Jonathan Sylbert, Chairperson, Wayne Burkhart, and Scott Jenssen
Also in attendance for parts of the meeting: Sue Protheroe for the Monterey News, Michael Storch (Fin Comm), Pat Andrus and Kathleen Purcell
The board met with Police Chief, Gareth Backhaus to review the following items:
1. Call on Pixley Rd to assist GBPD with a vehicle that wouldn’t stop; the person was arrested for failing to stop.
2. False alarms on Beartown Mtn Rd and Northeast Cove
3. Assisted Otis PD with a road detour due to a rollover in their town.
4. Assisted the fire dept with a medical call on Tyringham Rd.
5. Assisted New Marlborough with a mentally challenged individual causing a disturbance in Monterey.
6. Disturbance at the transfer station; attendant gave police the license plate and they will follow up.
7. Chestnut Hill Rd; person mowing ended up pinned under the gate of the machine.
8. Assisted a person on Rockwell Rd that had fallen.
9. Recurring domestic situation on Pixley Rd.; restraining order served, police accompanied resident while getting their belongings.
10. Person illegally camping at the town beach; tent was confiscated. The Chief noted that camping is not allowed anywhere in Monterey except at the campground at Beartown State Forest.
11. Series of abandoned 911 calls: Point Rd, Sylvan Rd and Mt Hunger Estates all misdials.
12. Hupi Rd, motor vehicle lockout.
13. Person on Gould Rd reported missing from their residence, later found in GB and connected to a recent break in. Some of the stolen items were recovered at the home in Monterey.
14. Rollover on Pixley Rd.
15. Illegal dumping on Main Rd.; police are following up on this.
The board met with Town Accountant, Steven Pullen to review the following items:
1. Warrants were signed for two weeks as the Treasurer will be away.
2. The invoice for Southern Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee for $500 was reviewed; this was not approved as a separate line item at this years town meeting. The Board agreed to pay for this out of the Select Board expenses as we have participated in the past.
3. Bill received for the Finance Committee; they only have $100 in their expense account and can’t afford the membership price. Michael will write the membership office and ask if $100 will cover their membership.
4. Don spoke to Jon about the clothing purchase made at the end of FY10. The shared expenses between Lee are divvied up (such as continuing education, books, clothing, etc). He has been receiving this benefit for uniforms for the last 5 years. Some Board and Finance Committee members had an issue with supplying a “uniform” to the Building Commissioner. It was agreed to pay this bill but it will be discussed again during budget time for FY12. This led to a discussion about the $1000 bill received for new firemen uniforms for events such as parades. This will be discussed at a later date as well with the Fire Department.
The board met with Inter-Departmental Secretary, Melissa Noe to review the following items:
1. Weekly report was reviewed.
2. Scott asked M. Noe to relay a message to M. Forbes; Lonnie Solomon on the corner of River and Gould Rd would like the trees that were recently cut and left on her property to be removed.
Miscellaneous Select Board Items Reviewed:
1. The minutes from 8.2.10 were approved as amended.
2. The Board reviewed the request from Kutsher’s Sports Academy for a one day special event beer and wine permit on August 21st. The Board approved the permit with the condition that no one under the age of 21 shall be served or have access to the area where alcohol is being served. The permit is good from 5-11pm and is for malt and wine only.
3. The Board will return to their normal meeting time of 4pm next Monday (8/16).
4. The Board agreed to participate in the MMA 6th grade annual essay contest.
5. The Town received approximately $2500 for ½ year of recyclables from the MRF.
6. The Board discussed Sarah Hudson’s request to support Lee’s TIP project and wrote a note to the Tyringham Select Board apologizing for not being able to help more as we have our own $2.3million dollar project on the TIP list.
7. The 2nd homeowner’s meeting held on Saturday was discussed. Handwritten notes were provided to M. Noe to type.
8. The Board questioned if the “no idle zone” had to be a town approved bylaw or if it was a state law, Chief Backhaus will be consulted on this.
9. The Board discussed putting a “home rule” petition on the warrant in May. A letter from the Town of Lowell was received describing the benefits.
10. The Board completed the DCR survey received.
11. Pat Andrus and Kathleen Purcell came in to discuss DSL. They live on Main Rd and can not understand how people on their left and right have it but they don’t.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 5:55pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Inter-Departmental Secretary
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
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