Town of Mount Desert
Board of Selectmen
Agenda
Regular Meeting
Monday, February 7, 2005
Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Northeast Harbor
Call to order at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes
Approval of minutes of Regular Meeting of January 3, 2005 and January 10, 2005.
Appointments and Communications
A. Approve appointment of M Murdoch to County Services Committee
B. Approve appointment of Douglas Randolph-Foster to Marine Management Committee.
C. Accept with regret resignation of William Boddy as Harbor Master, resignation effective February 3, 2005.
D. Accept with regret resignation of Cary Lunt as dispatcher, resignation effective February 3, 2005.
E. Accept with regret resignation of Barbara L. Williams as Planning Board Assistant, resignation effective January 24, 2005.
F. Confirm appointment of Edward Montague as Wastewater Treatment Plant Laborer at hourly rate of $11.40, increasing to $12.00/hr after successful completion of six-month probationary period.
G. Confirm appointment of Shawn Murphy as Harbor Master at weekly salary of $788.46, increasing to $827.88 after successful completion of six-month probationary period.
H. Confirm appointment of Hope Rowan as part-time Planning Board Assistant at an hourly rate of $18.00.
I. Notice from Maine Emergency Management Agency of approval of $11,250 Law Enforcement Terrorism Protection Grant.
J. Bangor Hydro Electric notice of intent to trim, cut or remove trees along right-of-way.
K. Acknowledge receipt of Planning Board meeting minutes for November 22, 2004, November 29, 2004, and December 13, 2004; Marine Management Committee minutes for meeting of January 11, 2005; Solid Waste Committee Meeting minutes for meeting of December 7, 2004; and Acadia Disposal District Board meeting minutes of December 22, 2004.
L. Acknowledge cable television rate increase notice from Adelphia and Adelphia notice of “Changes in Digital Packages.”
M. Acadia Disposal District update on cardboard policy implementation.
N. Acknowledge Olver Associates Weekly Construction Summary for January 7, 2005, January 14, 2005, January 21, 2005, and January 28, 2005.
Consent Agenda
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Selectmen’s Reports
Old Business
A. Approve withdrawal of $3,697.00 from Public Works Equipment Reserve Account 2875 for purchase of Compu-Spread sand and salt flow controller from Howard Fairfield. This controller to be installed on previously approved 2005 plow truck.
New Business
A. Consider request from American Legion Post #103. Request to use unoccupied and unused meeting room on “middle floor” of Seal Harbor Fire Station/Community Room.
B. Delegate Municipal Review Committee voting authority to Acadia Disposal District.
C. Discuss Town of Mount Desert participation with M DOT for continuation of Pretty Marsh Road improvements.
D. Award of Northeast Harbor marina surveillance cameras purchase and installation to Northeast Burglar and Fire Alarm Company in the amount of $11,250.
E. Parking and Traffic Committee Traffic Ordinance recommendations.
F. Consider recommendation to limit public access to NEH Marina dumpsters.
G. Consider recommendation to discontinue recyclable collection from three town Post Offices.
General Issue
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Other Business
A. Approve Warrant and schedule Special Town Meeting to approve amended lease with Mount Desert Water District, and to correct school appropriation articles.
B. Note next meeting is Tuesday, February 22, Feb 21 is President’s Day holiday.
Treasurer’s Warrants
Approve Treasurer’s Warrants #10 for #322,871.26, #11 for $172,887.91, #12 for $10,303.33, and #SB42 for $5,762.92.
Executive Session – None requested
Adjournment. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 6:30 P.M. in the Meeting Room, Town Office, Northeast Harbor.
* CONSENT AGENDA (These items are considered to be routine, and therefore, will not be allotted Selectmen discussion time on the agenda. The items may be passed by the Selectmen in one blanket motion. Any Board member may remove an item from the “Consent” portion of the agenda for discussion or questions by requesting such action prior to consideration of that portion of the agenda.)
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