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Town of Mount Desert
Board of Selectmen
Agenda
Regular Meeting
May 16, 2011
Location: Meeting Room, Town Hall, Northeast Harbor
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Call to order at 6:00 p.m. |
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Public Hearing(s) 6:30 p.m. |
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Application for Class E Special Amusement Permit from Asti-Kim Corporation d/b/a Asticou Inn, and approval of same |
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Special Town Meetings Referendum Articles, budget validation for Mount Desert Elementary School and Mount Desert Island Regional School District, and approval of warrant for Mount Desert Elementary School |
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Minutes |
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Approval of minutes from April 29, 2011 and May 3, 2011 |
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Appointments & Recognitions |
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Appoint Angela C. Box as part-time dispatcher effective May 8, 2011 at a rate of $13.25/hr |
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Appoint Tevin Workman as public works summer helper effective May 9, 2011 at a rate of $12.00/hr |
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Appoint Benjamin Cummings, Savanna Hudson, Rebecca Edgecomb, and Michael Vollmer as summer dock hands at a rate of $11.00/hr; and Alex Lyons as summer dock hand at a rate of $13.00/hr; and William Hodgkins as summer dock hand at a rate of $14.00/hr |
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Nominate Paul Richardson to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission for a three year term |
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Approve request from Planning Board to hold open seat previously held by Patti Reilly |
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Annual appointments of Employees, as presented |
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Annual appointments of Boards, as presented |
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Annual appointments of Committees, as presented |
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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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Accept resignation of Nicholas Brown as part-time police officer, effective April 12, 2011 |
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Accept resignation of John B. Macauley III as Warrant Committee representative of the Investment Committee, effective May 4, 2011 |
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Accept resignation of John B. Macauley III as Warrant Committee member, effective May 4, 2011 |
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Acknowledge receipt of Department Head monthly reports: Assessor Kyle Avila, Finance Director John Graves, Fire Chief Mike Bender, Police Chief Jim Willis, Public Works Director Tony Smith, and Wastewater Superintendent Terry Savage |
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Acknowledge receipt of League of Towns March 22, 2011 minutes, and May 10, 2011 agenda and minutes |
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Acknowledge receipt of League of Towns letter to various cellular telephone companies re service to Island residents |
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Acknowledge receipt of update from Bangor Hydro Electric Co. on the MDI Transmission Project |
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Acknowledge receipt of invitation to participate in Celecbrate!250 |
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Selectmen’s Reports |
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Old Business |
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Update from Elizabeth McMillan, Human Resource Consultant, re status of Human Resources, Payroll, and Finance |
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Long range planning issues for Board consideration from Town Manager Lunt |
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Town Manager Performance Evaluation form and format, discussion |
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New Business |
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Approve application for Class XI Liquor License renewal for Stanley Enterprises Inc, d/b/a Abel’s Lobster Pound |
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Approve application for Class I-A Liquor License renewal for Asti-Kim Corporation d/b/a Asticou Inn |
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Approve application for Class I, II, III, IV Liquor License renewal for Elmer L. Beal Jr, d/b/a Burning Tree Restaurant |
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Award bid for Septic Pumping & Disposal |
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Approve request to release $62,247 from account # 20-24104-71 Fire Equipment/Engine Reserve for second installment on ladder truck |
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Accept $800 grant from Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust Wellness Program to Town of Mount Desert Safety Committee Wellness Incentive Program |
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Approve expenditure of Wellness Incentive Program grant funds |
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Approve request to release $500 from account # 60-29800-00 Horace & Mary Reynolds Trust Fund for a scholarship through Mount Desert Regional High School |
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Approve request to release $100 from account # 60-29900-00 Frank K. Stanley Trust Fund for a scholarship through Mount Desert Regional High School |
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Review of amended Plumbing Permit Fee Ordinance and discussion of fees |
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Approve request from Neighborhood House to use Northeast Harbor village green area for the annual Memorial Day BBQ on May 30, 2011 |
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Discuss proposal from Sydney Roberts Rockefeller for village signage |
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Approve request to close Main Street, Northeast Harbor for 2 hours each Thursday evening from July 7 through August 25, 2011 |
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Approve and sign 2011 – 2012 Agreement with Maine Healthy Beaches Program |
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Re-approve and sign easement with Bangor Hydro Electric Co., adding new Board Members (line that services harbor facilities in Northeast Harbor) |
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Committee Meeting Reports |
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None |
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Treasurer’s Warrants |
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Approve Treasurer’s Warrant #112 for $650,094.73 |
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XI |
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Executive Session |
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1 M.R.S.A. § 405 d) Discussion of labor contract and proposal |
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Adjournment. |
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The next regularly scheduled meeting is 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2011 in the Meeting Room, Town Hall, Northeast Harbor |
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