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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes
August 21, 1996
Board met in Regular Session 7.30 p.m. in their Meeting Room in Abbot Hall
Present (constituting a quorum):
William E. Conly
Diane E. St. Laurent
William M. Purdin
F. Reed Cutting, Jr.
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator
INSURANCE. Motion made and seconded to authorize Chairman McNulty to sign
the contract between the Town of Marblehead and MIIA. All in favor.
TRAFFIC & SAFETY. Selectmen signed the amendments to the Traffic
Rules and Orders of the Town of Marblehead as they pertain to Nahant Street
(No Parking), Kimball Street (No Parking), Ocean Avenue (Parking Prohibited
on Certain Streets), and Ocean Avenue (No Parking).
Letter read from Wendy Shrigley of 25 Elm Street requesting a handicapped
space at 45' west of the corner of Cowell and Elm Streets to her garage
at 25 Elm Street. Motion made and seconded to have Town Administrator Sasso
and Surveyor of Highways McLaughlin check to see if it is appropriate to
put a handicapped parking space in the requested spot. All in favor.
LICENSE. All Alcoholic Beverage License. Rosalie's Restaurant. (This
portion of the meeting is on tape.) Attorney Lawrence Plavnick, representing
Rosalie's, and Attorney John Doonan, representing George Harrington, the
prospective buyer of Rosalie's, appeared before the Board with an update
on the progress of the sale of the restaurant as it relates to the All Alcoholic
Beverage License. Motion for the sale of the assets of Rosalie's was held
last week in Bankruptcy Court. Attorney Plavnick said he expects to have
the motion allowed on September 4, 1996. Discussion was held as it relates
to lack of evidence of any payment being received from Rosalie's Restaurant
for the 1996 All Alcoholic Beverage License. Matter was referred to Assistant
Town Counsel for analysis and guidance. Motion made and seconded to continue
the hearing to Wednesday, September 4. 1996, at 7:35 p.m. All in favor.
MBTA REPRESENTATIVE. Donald Flynn, the Town's representative to the
MBTA Advisory Board appeared before the Board with an update on recent meetings
he has attended. Mr. Flynn indicated he is available to all citizens for
their concerns about the MBTA.
PERMlSSION. Boston Gas Company. James Moorehead, Construction Engineer
for the Boston Gas Company, appeared before the Board seeking permission
to place 420' of 2" plastic gas main in Ida Road. Motion made and seconded
to approve such request. All in favor.
FORT SEWALL TERRACE. Paul Wilkinson of 168 Front Street and Gerhard
Friedrich of 5 Fort Sewall Terrace appeared before the Board with a petition
signed by several residents in the Fort Sewall area requesting action to
be taken to control unwanted traffic from entering the dead end beyond the
existing turnaround. A letter from Ralph Anderson was read in opposition.
The consensus of the Board was to have Mr. McLaughlin inspect the current
sign being used by the residents to see if it is a safe place for such a
sign. Motion made and seconded that the Traffic and Safety Advisory Committee
and Surveyor of Highways McLaughlin investigate the area, and report back
to the Board. All in favor. Chairman McNulty asked for Police Report on
parking at the turnaround.
BOARD OF HEALTH. Letter read from Chairman of the Board of Health, Carl
D. Goodman, addressed to Royal Tape, Inc. requesting them to cease and desist
forthwith from conducting any manufacturing or other activity at the premises
at 41 Green Street until further Order of the Board of Health. A hearing
was held at 7:30 p.m. on August 21, 1996 at the Mary Alley Municipal Building
to consider whether or not such Order should be continued.
PERMISSION. Spirit of '76. Motion made and seconded to deny the request
of Axis Media to reproduce the painting Spirit of'76 on a membership card
for the National Rifle Association. All in favor.
TRAFFIC AND SAFETY. No action was taken on the request of Richard B.
Bragdon of 30 Waldron Street, and others, to place a stop sign on the southeast
side of the intersection of Waldron and Gregory Streets. Chairman McNulty
requested the Highway Department clear the brush that obstructs the intersection
of Gregory Street and Waldron Street.
MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of July 31,
1996 and August 7, 1996. All in favor.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. Motion made and seconded to indemnify Officer Kenneth
Berg re Case 151131 effective August 13, 1996. All in favor. Motion made
and seconded to approve Officer Berg returning to work August 18, 1996.
All in favor.
TREE DEPARTMENT. Motion made and seconded to approve the removal of
the Oak Tree outside the Police Station so that construction of the E911
Dispatch Center can go forth. Vote was 4 in favor with Mr. Cutting opposed.
LICENSE. All Alcoholic Beverage License. Rip Tide Lounge. Town Administrator
Sasso indicated Mr. George Ciampa, President and Manager of the Rip Tide
Lounge, has been served notifying him of a hearing to be held before the
Board on September 18, 1996 at 7:35 p.m. as it relates to an incident of
August 5, 1996. Motion made and seconded that the Board supports a hearing
at that time. All in favor.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The joint meeting of the School Committee and the
Board of Selectmen to select a new member of the School Committee will be
held on September 11, 1996 at 7:35 p.m. All interested parties are encouraged
to apply by contacting the Selectmen's Office or the School Department.
LEGION BUILDING. Town Administrator Sasso gave the Board an update on
the Legion Building. The Legion has begun moving out of Pleasant Street,
relocating to the Old Town House. Two tenants have moved out and the two
remaining tenants have been notified by the Legion they must also vacate
the building. Official date of the Legion being out of the Pleasant Street
location will be September first. Then the Building Inspector will have
to get an audit of the building to determine any cost to rehabilitate the
building. Mr. Sasso recommended that some time in September or October Town
Counsel come before the Board to present the guidelines in a formal session
as it relates to 30B and the process of leasing and/or disposing of Town-owned
buildings.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 9:04 p.m.
Patricia D. Charbonnier
Administrative Aide
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