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Home My WebLink About1995-11-27 Board of Selectmen Minutes BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES NOVEMBER 27, 1995 CALL TO ORDER: John Leeman, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. ATTENDANCE: The following were present: John R. Leeman, Chairman; Kenneth C. Crouch; Kevin Foley; John Savastano; Donald Stewart; Kevin Mahoney, Director of Finance & Administration, Interim Town Manager. PUBLIC HEARING - CLASSIFICATION AND TAXATION OF PROPERTY: Kenneth Crouch made a MOTION, seconded by John Savastano, to set the property classification rate at 1.08 times the standard rate for an offset of 8%; vote approved 5-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NOVEMBER 13, 1995, NOVEMBER 14, 1994, NOVEMBER 15, 1995, NOVEMBER 20, 1995: Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by John Savastano, to approve the minutes of November 13, 1995, November 14, 1995, November 15, 1995, and November 20, 1995; vote approved 5-0. APPOINTMENT - AUDIT SERVICES: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to appoint the Melanson & Greenwood Company to perform the audit services for the Town of North Andover for a three year term; vote approved 5-0. TRAFFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL: Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by Kenneth Crouch, to adopt the recommendations of the Traffic Advisory Council meeting of November 14, 1995; Kenneth Crouch withdrew the second to the motion for further discussion. Stop Sign - Putnam Road and Mifflin Drive -John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to authorize the installation of a stop sign at the intersection of Putnam Road and Mifflin Drive; vote approved 5-0. Beacon Hill Boulevard Roadway Expansion - Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by Kenneth Crouch, to request that Public Works and the Police Department meet with residents of Beacon Hill Boulevard to discuss the recommendations to expand this roadway and to approve the expansion request after the meeting; vote approved 5-0. LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MANAGER SEARCH COMMITTEE: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to appoint Kenneth Crouch to the Lawrence Municipal Airport Manager Search Committee; vote approved 5-0. LICENSING COMMISSIONERS: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, for the Board of Selectmen to move into licensing; vote approved 5-0. Request for a Common Victualler's License - Kevin Sharpe, Manager, Richdale Dairy Stores, 4 Main Street - 24 Hour Operation - John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to grant this license for 24 hours and the 24 hours be subject to a probationary period of six months and for this 24 hour licensed operation to come back before the Licensing Commissioners in six months for review. John Savastano withdrew his motion and requested that this be placed on the next agenda. Board of Selectmen November 27, 1995 Page 2. Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by John Savastano, to continue this hearing until the next meeting; Motion withdrawn. John Leeman made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to grant Common Victualler's License from 6:00 AM to midnight and continue this hearing to discuss at the next meeting the request for the 24 hour operation; vote approved 5-0. Stevens Estate A Osgood Hill - Paula Fanning, Manager - Request for a One Day All Alcoholic License for December 2, 1995, from 7:00 PM to 12:00 PM - John Leeman made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to approve a One Day All Alcoholic Beverages License to Paula Fanning, Manager, Stevens Estate @ Osgood Hill, from 7:00 PM - 12:00 PM for a Christmas Party for Moody Kavanaugh Company; vote approved 5-0. John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by John Leeman, for the Licensing Commissioners to move back into regular session; vote approved 5-0. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY - POLE PETITION - PLAN #P53-377: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to approve the Massachusetts Electric Company Petition, Plan # P53/377, to install 42AL - 15KV Jacketed Primary Cable with 3" PVC Conduit at Pheasant Brook Road; vote approved 5-0. FISCAL YEAR 1997 - BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT: Kevin F. Mahoney, Interim Town Manager, presented the Board with the process for departments to present their FY 97 budget requests. The Town Manager is moving forward with this process and the Board will need to prioritize the primary services targeted for funding. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROCESS FOR ISSUANCE OF KENO LICENSES: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to send a letter to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission objecting to the new public hearing notification process and to further state the Town's goal of having local control over Keno Licenses; vote approved 5-0. CENTRAL DISPATCH - STREET RENAMING PROCESS: Richard Boettcher, Supervisor, Central Dispatch discussed with the Board the need to rename and renumber a number of streets in Town for the E 911 phone system. A public hearing will be scheduled and abutters will be notified. POLICE DEPARTMENT - TEMPORARY PARKING PROGRAM - BYLAW AMENDMENT: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to request that the Interim Town Manager to move forward with providing and article at the next Annual Town Meeting to provide for a Temporary Parking Permit Program; vote approved 5-0. UPDATE - STEVENS ESTATE (i� OSGOOD HILL WORKING AGREEMENT - RESIDENT OVERSEER - GATE HOUSE RESIDENT: The Interim Town Manager discussed with the Board the agreement with the "Resident Overseer" at the Gate House at the Stevens Estate @ Osgood Hill. The Board requested that the Interim Town Manager get answers to some questions and report back to the Board. Board of Selectmen November 27, 1995 Page 3. UPDATE - STEVENS ESTATE (i� OSGOOD HILL - PARKING AREA: The Technical Review Committee is reviewing the proposed parking area at the Stevens Estate @ Osgood Hill. The results of this meeting will be reported to the Board. UPDATE - TOWN MANAGER SEARCH: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to place the Town Manager Search on the next Selectmen's agenda; vote approved 4-1 (Kevin Foley opposed). WINTER PARKING BAN: John Savastano made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley,to approve the Winter Parking Ban and further to encourage the Police Department to issue warnings on the first few nights of the ban; vote approved 5-0. PUBLIC COMMENT: Kevin F. Mahoney, Interim Town Manager, expressed his thanks to all the people involved with the Santa Parade. HOLIDAY FESTIVAL COMMITTEE: Request to Block Massachusetts Avenue - Kenneth Crouch made a MOTION, seconded by Kevin Foley, to approve the Holiday Festival Committee's request to block Massachusetts Avenue on Sunday, December 3, 1995, from 2:00 PM through 5:30 PM during the Holiday Festival at the North Andover Common; vote approved 5-0. PERSONNEL BYLAW POSITION - BOOKKEEPER - STEVENS ESTATE (a�, OSGOOD HILL: John Savastano left the room during this discussion. Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by Kenneth Crouch, to authorize the creation of this position; vote approved 4-1 (John Savastano not present). John Savastano rejoined the meeting. POLICY - REVIEW OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND REGULATION REQUESTS: Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by John Savastano, to adopt the proposed policy regarding the review of traffic signs and regulation requests; vote approved 5-0. The policy is as follows: POLICY Changes to signs and traffic regulations emanating from residents are required to be addressed to the Town Manager's Office in writing. Correspondence should indicate a contact person and telephone number, the exact location of the traffic concern and perhaps a suggested resolution from the resident. The Town Manager's office will then forward the correspondence to the Traffic Advisory Council for discussion at their next scheduled meeting for their review and recommendations. These recommendations will then be brought before the Board of Selectmen at their next regularly scheduled meeting for final discussion and ratification. POLICY - FINANCE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to adopt the following as a policy for the review of any Capital Projects; vote approved 5- 0. POLICY For all capital projects that are brought before the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, and/or Town Meeting, the following information regarding financing must accompany the proposal: 1. A detailed breakdown of how the project will be financed Board of Selectmen November 27, 1995 Page 4. 2. Should the financing of the project include betterment assessments, the policy must be explained in detail and must include all formulas and/or calculations used to determine the specific and general benefits. 3. All methods of financing must be approved by the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee before any project is brought before Town Meeting. The proposal brought to Town Meeting must contain all methods of financing. 4. All residents that will be effected by the proposed project must be notified of public hearings. DISCUSSION - REQUEST TO VIDEO TAPE SELECTMEN'S MEETINGS: Kevin Foley made a MOTION, seconded by John Savastano, to send a letter to Barrett Lester, Continental Cablevision, requesting that the Board of Selectmen's meetings be videotaped and the tapes are to be provided to the Town. After some discussion, John Savastano withdrew his second to the motion. ADJOURNMENT: Donald Stewart made a MOTION, seconded by John Savastano, to adjourn this meeting at 9:55 PM; vote approved 3-1-1 (Kevin Foley opposed, Donald Stewart abstained). Melissa Powers, Admin. Secretary Kevin Foley, Clerk