BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES
April 14, 2004

The Board met in Special Session at 5:00 p.m. in its meeting room at Abbot Hall.
Present (constituting a quorum):
Jeffrey N. Shribman, Chairman
William M. Purdin William L. Woodfin, II
Judith R. Jacobi Harry C. Christensen
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator

Jeffrey N. Shribman, Chairman
William M. Purdin William L. Woodfin, II
Judith R. Jacobi Harry C. Christensen
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator

MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of April 7, 2004. All in favor.

HISTORICAL COMMISSION. Preservation of Historic Artifact. Wayne Butler, commission member, appeared to advise the board that he has received an estimate on the cost of treating the original deed to the town from the Naumkeag Indians (the “Deed”). The estimate is from Northeast Document Conservation Center (the “Center”) in Andover, MA. Mr. Butler advised that the estimated cost of treatment not including options, insurance, delivery or other is $750. - $845. and that the Center could not commence work until September. Motion made and seconded to authorize the Chairman to sign the estimate subject to confirmation by the Town Administrator Anthony M. Sasso’s of the insurance value that should be attributed to the Deed. All in favor. It was noted that the cost of treatment would be paid from the Abbot Fund.
BUDGET. Police Department. Police Chief James Carney appeared to announce that the recent decision of the board to continue the town’s ambulance service contract with NorthShore Ambulance Inc. has resulted in a $9000 savings. Motion made and seconded to reconsider budget line item 72 -Ambulance Expense. All in favor. Motion made seconded to approve line item 72 at zero. Motion made and seconded to reconsider budget line item 62 - Police Salaries. Motion made and seconded to approve line item 62 to $2,427,730. All in favor. Chief Carney announced that he now has funding to hire three new officers. Motion made and seconded to authorize the Chairman to sign on behalf of the Board a request to provide a current Civil Service List for patrolmen.

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY. Press Conference. Police Chief James Carney and Edward Principe, Marblehead resident and Public Relations spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety, appeared to announce that a press conference is scheduled to occur tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at the Police Station for purposes of unveiling a computer system funded from a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lt. Governor Kerry Healy and other state luminaries will be present. Marblehead is the first to use this system in the Commonwealth and it already has facilitated the stopping of crime in our area. Motion made and seconded to send a letter to the Police Department to commend those involved in the excellent police work executed to effect a recent drug bust and to congratulate the department on the receipt of computer. All in favor.

MARBLEHEAD CULTURAL COUNCIL. Interview. Carol Twadell, 17 Merritt Street, appeared to interview before the board for a position on this council. Motion made and seconded to place Ms. Twadell’s name into nomination. All in favor.

LICENSES. Common Victualer. Rinaldo’s Restaurant, Inc. to DeBlais LLC, d/b/a Rinaldo’s a public hearing was held on the application of DeBlais, LLC, d/b/a Rinaldo’s for the transfer of the Common Victualer License currently licensed to Rinaldo’s Restaurant, Inc. d/b/a Rinaldo’s for the business located at 161 Pleasant Street. Hours of operation will be -----------------------------9:00 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday and 11:00 a.m. to midnight on Sundays. George DePaolo, manager and member of DeBlais, LLC appeared in connection with this application. There were no objections. Motion made and seconded to approve this license application. All in favor.

All Alcoholic Beverage License. A public hearing was held on the application of DeBlais LLC d/b/a Rinaldo’s, for the transfer of the All Alcoholic Beverages as a Common Victualer license currently licensed to Rinaldo’s Restaurant, Inc., d/b/a Rinaldo’s for the business located at 161 Pleasant Street. George DePaolo, manager and member of DeBlais, LLC appeared in connection with this application. There were no objections. On a polled vote, the Board voted as follows: Mr. Christensen: in favor; Mr. Woodfin: in favor; Mrs. Jacobi: in favor; Mr. Purdin: in favor and Mr. Shribman, in favor.

Entertainment License. Motion made and seconded to also approve the transfer of the existing entertainment license from Rinaldo’s, Restaurant, Inc. to DeBlais LLC d/b/a Rinaldo’s. Hours for entertainment will be Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 6 pm to 11:45 p.m. George DePaolo, manager and member of DeBlais, LLC appeared in connection with this transfer.

PRESENTATION. Eagle Court of Honor. Stephen Burnett appeared before the board to present the community- service project that he organized to achieve the Boy Scout Troop 11 prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. Mr. Burnett cleared up 800’ of a trail at Forest River Path, located off Old Salem Road with the assistance of the Marblehead Conservancy.

ANNOUNCEMENT. Annual Town Meeting. Location. The proposed location is fieldhouse at the new Marblehead High School. The Board expressed its appreciation to Mike Rockett and the School Building Oversight Committee II for the wonderful job performed to date on the old Marblehead High School and indicated that it looks forward to Town Meeting returning to the fully renovated Performing Arts Center in May 2005.

ANNOUNCEMENT. Abbot Public Library. Bonnie Strong, Director appeared before the board to announce that the library has received a customer service grant from the Federal Government in the sum of $10,000 as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Additionally, Ms. Strong advised that the period of time April 20 - 24 has been declared National Library Week.

APPOINTMENT. Building Department. Assistant Wire Inspector. A letter from Building Commissioner Robert S. Ives was read wherein Mr. Ives recommended that Ronald J. Coma be appointed to the position of Assistant Wire Inspector (20 hours/week), effective Tuesday, April 20 and at Step 4 on the Administrative Pay Schedule. Motion made and seconded to approve the appointment subject to approval of the Personnel Board.

PERMISSION. Use of Ft. Sewall. Letter from Laurie E. Kelly, Omaha, Nebraska requesting permission to have her small wedding ceremony on the grounds of Ft. Sewall in the early afternoon of Saturday, August 14. Motion made and seconded to approve the request subject to receipt of the requisite insurance and the Fort remaining open to public passage during the ceremony. All in favor.

PERMISSION, Use of Abbot Hall. Letter from Sheila and Clark Wilmott, 7 Leslie Cove, requesting permission to use Abbot Hall for their daughter’s wedding ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14. Motion made and seconded to approve the request subject to the compliance with the new rules for the use of Abbot Hall. All in favor.

PERMISSION. One-Day Liquor License. Letter from Marianne Heffrin, Soiree Co-Chairperson of Friends of Marblehead Public School, Inc. requesting a liquor license for the organization’s annual fundraising soiree from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the home of Dick and Lois Case on Saturday, June 12, 2004. Motion made and seconded to approve the request. All in favor.

PROCLAMATION, Arbor Day. Letter from R. Thomas Hamond, Superintendent, Recreation, Parks & Forestry, requesting that the board declare Saturday, April 24 as Arbor Day for the Town of Marblehead. Motion made and seconded to make such proclamation. All in favor.

LICENSE. Common Victualer. Sakura Restaurant, Inc. d/b/a Sakura to Sushi Wong Restaurant, Inc., d/b/a Sushi Wong Restaurant. Jian Zhong Wang, President of Sushi Wong Restaurant, Inc. appeared together with his attorney Meihuei Hu in connection with this application for the transfer of the Common Victualer License currently licensed to Sakura Restaurant, Inc. d/b/a Sakura the business located at 33 Smith Street. Hours of operation will be Monday to Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.---------------------------- There were no objections. Motion made and seconded to approve this license application. All in favor.

PERMISSION. Use of Abbot Hall. Letter from Stephen Martin, Committee Member of Boy Scout Troop 11 requesting permission to use Abbot Hall from noon to 5 pm on Saturday, June 19 to announce the achievements of Daryl Martin, Peter Michaud and Gage DelPrete in attaining the rank of eagle scout, scouting’s highest honor. Motion made and seconded to approve the use of Abbot Hall, subject to funding and waiver of the requisite fee. All in favor. Motion made and seconded to invite all three scouts to come before the board for purposes of presenting the projects that they completed to achieve the rank of eagle scout. All in favor.

PERMISSION. Old and Historic Districts. Letter from Patricia Lausier requesting that the board approve a Preservation Restriction Agreement executed by her and her husband Paul in favor of the National Architectural Trust, Inc. concerning their premises located at 147 Washington Street. Letter from Samantha Gauld of National Architectural Trust, Inc. with a similar request but in regard to the premises known as 15 Circle Street owned by Dr. and Mrs. Louis Hays. Motion made and seconded to authorize the chairman to sign each respective Preservation Restriction Agreement. All in favor.

PERMISSION. Use of Abbot Hall. Letter from Lisa Turner-Ruggiero, requesting permission to change the date previously approved by the board for a Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony to be held at Abbot Hall from May 13 to May 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Motion made and seconded to approve with waiver of the requisite fee for use of the hall. All in favor.

PERMISSION. Sandwich Boards. Letter from Dougy Shube, Marblehead High School Freshman requesting permission to place sandwich boards to promote the Freshman Class Plant Sale on Saturday, May 22 from 8 am to 12 pm at the High School Parking Lot. Motion made and seconded to approve placement of the signs during the week of Monday, May 17 to Monday, May 24 at the following six approved locations throughout the town: Lafayette and Maple (Gatchell Green); Lafayette and Humphrey (Tent’s Corner); Pleasant and Essex (the Chamber of Commerce Information Booth); Tedesco and Humphrey (Frederick W. Bailey Square); Beach Street and Ocean Avenue (near Devereaux Beach) and Atlantic at Seaview (near Clifton Improvement Association). All in favor.

MARBLEHEAD FOREVER COKMITTEE. Ft. Sewall Day. Day Gotschall and Isa Smith appeared to advise the board of upcoming plans for Ft. Sewall Day and parade scheduled for Saturday, June 5 and to request that the board proclaim this day as Ft. Sewall Day. Motion made and seconded to approve the request. All in favor.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE. Resignation. A letter from Dr. Steven Kurzrok, chairman of this committee was read concerning the resignation of Dr. Sara Trapanier from this committee. A second letter from Dr. Kurzok was read wherein he thanked Dr. Trapanier for her service on the committee. Motion made and seconded to send a letter of appreciation to Dr. Trapanier. All in favor.

OLD AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION. Alternate. A letter from Kathleen Murphy Jasaitis, 223 Washington Street was read concerning her interest in filling the position of alternate on this commission. Motion made and seconded to file Ms. Jasaitis’ letter and to set Wednesday, May 26 as the deadline for others interested in filling the vacant position to apply.

BUDGET. Over-ride. Town Administrator, Anthony M. Sasso advised the board that the proposed potential override number, not including the Schools, is $290,563. Mr. Sasso also noted that the Finance Committee will be reviewing the proposal on April 29. The Board again expressed its thanks to the Fire, Police and Local 1776 unions and the town department heads who voluntarily agreed to forego their negotiated raises until June 30, 2005 in an effort to balance the budget. The Board also recognized the efforts of Town Administrator Anthony Sasso and our department heads whose careful and conservative review of budgets significantly reduced that amount that will be submitted as override for consideration by Marblehead’s voters. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 9:03 p.m. All in favor.


Ursula M. Kretschman


Administrative Aide