MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT, MAINE
Monday, August 20, 2007
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held this date in the Meeting Room at the Seal Harbor Fire Station, Seal Harbor Maine.
Those present included: Chairman Ernest Coombs, Selectmen Kathy Branch, Rick Mooers , Patrick Smallidge, Jeffrey Smith; Town Manager Michael MacDonald; Harbor Master Shawn Murphy, Fire Chief Mike Bender, Recording Secretary Jennifer McWain and members of the public.
I. Call to order.
Chairman Coombs called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
II. Minutes
The minutes from the August 6th meeting were not available.
III. Appointments and Communications
A. Confirm appointment of Christopher Scheif to the Mount Desert Housing Authority Board.
Confirm Christopher Scheif appointment to Mount Desert Housing Authority Board. Branch moved to appoint, seconded by Smith. The vote was unanimous in favor.
B. Request from Mrs. Julia B. Leisenring, 4 South Shore Road, to discuss issues about her road.
Mrs. Leiserning present the Board with documents for signage for the road that she lives on and clearing of large trees near her property. No action on Leiserning request, review and consult access of right of way with PW Director Smith on removal of trees.
C. Accept with regret resignation of Deputy Harbor Master, Bryan Dow, effective August 29, 2007.
No action acknowledgement of Dow's resignation letter.
D. Acknowledge receipt of monthly department report, Fire Department.
No action acknowledgement of Department Report.
IV. Selectmen Reports
Selectmen Smith provided an update of the Regional Planning Committee, Smallidge commented on the Regional Planning Committee meetings and the High School funding formula that is intact unless changed by the regionalization process. Selectmen Smith commented that this is Mount Desert's last best chance to make adjustments to the funding formula.
V. Old Business
RedZone Wireless status report, Jim McKenna.
RedZone was not at the Board of Selectmen meeting because of a mix-up of dates and times provided by Town Manager MacDonald.
VI. New Business
Not on the agenda, NEH Ambulance Service attended the Selectmen's meeting to discuss Town's insurance carrier recommendation to not permit NEH Ambulance Service personnel to ride in town vehicles unless Ambulance Service includes Town as additional named insured on Ambulance Service policy. Considerable discussion, Selectmen Smallidge moved to permit Ambulance Service personnel to ride in town vehicles, second by Mooers. The vote passed 5-0. The Board directed the Town Manager and Ambulance Service personnel to work out an arrangement to provide limit liability, which might include adding Ambulance Service to town policy or Town paying for any additional cost to add Town as additional named insured. Also considered was a waiver of liability for Ambulance Service personnel riding in Town vehicles.
A. Approve Verizon utility location permit, Upland Road, Mount Desert, 399 feet
northeasterly of Rowland Road.
B. Approve Verizon utility location permit, Upland Road, Mount Desert, 483 easterly of
Rowland Road.
The Board approved the two Verizon utility location permits, for Upland Road. The vote was unanimous in favor.
VII. General Issues
A. Discussion on the current re-valuation process that the Town of Mount Desert is undergoing.
Interim Town Assessor Garry Blanchette was present at Selectmen's meeting to discuss some of the problems and concerns that he has seen in the Town's latest re-valuation process.
B. There was discussion as to the best method to prepare the town's taxpayers for a six-month tax bill that is likely due in April 2008, there was suggestions to put it in as many places as possible to make people aware, newsletter, direct mailings and the Town website.
VIII. Other Business
None
IX. Treasurer's Warrants
Approve Treasurer's Warrant #59 for $246,640.38 and #60 for $604,394.56
Warrant #59 and #60, signed.
X. Executive Session None requested
At 7:25 pm Selectman Coombs moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Selectman Mooers. The vote was unanimous in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeffrey Smith,
Secretary
The next regularly scheduled meeting is Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 6:30 P.M. in the Meeting Room, Town Office, and Northeast Harbor.
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