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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes
December 18, 1996
Board met in Regular Session 7.30 p.m. in their Meeting Room in Abbot Hall
Present (constituting a quorum):
Thomas A. McNulty, Chairman
Diane E. St. Laurent
William E. Conly
William M. Purdin
F. Reed Cutting, Jr.
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator
MARBLEHEAD MUSTER. John Belanger of the Marblehead Muster Committee appeared
before the Board to request permission to hold a Muster on September 6.
1997 Motion made and seconded for approval. All in favor.
TREE WARDEN-. Letter read from Tree Warden Richard Farrar requesting residents
of Marblehead to bring their Christmas trees to Riverhead Beach before the
annual tree burning which will be on January 6. 1997. The Tree Department
will also be picking up trees at curbside until January I 0th. After that
date, residents are asked to take their tree to the dump This same letter
was read last week
ABBOT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Chairman McNulty read a letter from the Director of
the Abbot Public Library, Bonnie Strong, in which it was announced the Library
will be opened additional hours, i. e. Friday morning at 10 a.m. until 5
p.m., an increase of three hours per week. In addition the Children's Department
will be open Monday nights until 9 p.m., the same hours as the rest of the
Library.
CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE. Motion made and jeconded to allow the Capital
Planning Committee to insert a two-page survey into 500 randomly selected
tax bills tor the purpose of gainin, public input into the Committee's Capital
Plan. All in favor
LICENSE. One-day All Alcoholic Beverage. Motion made and seconded to approve
the request of Temple Sillai to have a one-day All Alcoholic Beverage license
for the evening of January 25, 1997 from 8 p.m. to l 1:45 p.m. subject to
the usual fee. All in favor.
OLD MARBLEHEAD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. Joyce Booth and Ed Clisby, representing,
the Old Marblehead Improvement Association, appeared before the Board with
some concerns for the downtown area.
PERMISSION. Awning Overhanging Public Way. Ralph Amero of Harris Awning
appeared before the Board seeking permission to place an awning at Three
Atlantic Avenue for Marblehead House of Pizza. This awning will overhang
the sidewalk. Motion made and seconded to approve this request subject to
approval of the Building Inspector and the usual Certificate of Insurance
naming the Town as an additional insured. All in favor.
LEASE. Hobbs Building. Motion made and seconded the declare the Hobbs Building
no longer needed for Municipal purposes and available for lease. The building
reuse restrictions shall include lease to a nonprofit provider, of non emergency
outpatient mental health and counseling services and to provide at Town
subsidy certain mental health, counseling and outreach services for Town
residents. All in favor.
MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of December 11,
1996.
FINANCE DIRECTOR. Fiscal Forecast '98. Motion made and seconded to receive
the Fiscal Forecast '98 from the Finance Director at the Selectmen's Meeting
of January 8, 1997 at 8 p.m. All in favor.
TRAFFIC & SAFETY. Town Administrator Sasso gave an update on the request
of Tedesco Country Club to call the public's attention to the crosswalk
from their parking lot to the Club on Tedesco Street. Signs have been installed
and the Light Department will put a light over the crosswalk.
TlM ANGLE CONCERT. Chairman McNulty reminded the public the fund raiser,
the Tim Angle Concert, will be held at Abbot Hall Thursday and Friday nights,
December 19 and 20.
MARBLEHEAD AT THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT. Motion made and seconded to endorse
in concept the project of photoprapher, Stuart Cohen, to record Marblehead
at the millennium on a non-exclusive basis and at no cost to the Town. All
in favor.
MARBLEHEAD HISTORIC COMMISSION. Motion made and seconded to ask Town Counsel
Lausier and Town Adminsitrator Sasso to be a Committee of Two to come up
with a location tor the Hannah Plaque for Board approval. The history of
the plaque should be placed near the placlue. All in favor.
RECREATION AND PARKS/COA. Mr. Conly asked Mr. Sasso to cormmunicate with
the Town Engineer to see if lining the detention basin with rocks is a lo,gical
solution to the danger of the water in the basin.
TUCKER'S WHARF. Town Administrator Sasso gave an update on Tucker's Wharf.
The re-bid is on schedule, bids are due on January 8, 1997.
POND LANE. Town Administrator Sasso presented a report from the Police and
Fire Chiefs, indicating they agreed it poses a public safety risk to change
that portion of Pond Street from Redd's Pond to Orne Street to Pond Lane
because it would lead to confusion. Mr. McNulty suggested that portion of
Pond Street be renamed Redd' s Pond Lane. Mr. Sasso will talk to the two
Chiefs about that.
Motion made and seconded that the Board go into Executive Session to discuss
strategy with respect to collective bargaining, votes may be taken, and
if they are, votes will be released at a time deemed appropriate by Counsel,
not to resume in open session. On a polled vote, the Board voted as follows:
Mr. Cutting, in favor; Mr. Purdin, in favor; Mrs. St. Laurent, in favor.
Mr. Conly, in favor; and Mr. McNulty, in favor. Board adjourned at 8:15
p.m.
Patricia D. Charbonnier
Administrative Aide
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