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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-05-14 Select Board Minutes NORTH ANDOVER SELECT BOARD MINUTES May 14, 2024 Call To Order: Chair Laura Bates called the open meeting to order at 5:35PM in Room 1211 at North Andover High School. Select Board in Attendance: Chair Laura Bates, Janice Phillips, Dave Kres, Vice Chair Rosemary Connelly Smedile and Brian Roache were present. Non-Board Members in Attendance: Town Manager Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues, Deputy Town Manager Denise Casey, Town Counsel, Christine O’Connor and Assistant Town Manager Laurie Burzlaff were present. Public Comment Pat Hennessy of 636 Chickering Road, petitioner for Article 27 provided his estimate of the cost if Article 27 passes. He disagreed with DPW Director Stanford’s estimate of $8400 per year and said it is closer to $5,200. He also explained that most residents only have one barrel per week and Mr. Stanford’s estimate included 2 barrels per week and 2 bulky items. Recommendations for Articles 17 and 27 Article 17- Town Manager Rodrigues explained that after payments from the insurance company and the state, the amount to cover the flood balance is $377,686.86. This will come from Free Cash and moved to the general fund. It is a one time expense so it is an appropriate use of free cash. MOTION: Janice Phillips made a motion for favorable action on Article 17, seconded by Dave Kres to recommend favorable action on Article 17. Motion approved 4-0. Ms. Smedile arrived at 5:42PM Article 27- The Town Manager recommends unfavorable action on this item so the town can assess the impact for all condominiums and townhomes. The thought is to come up with a resolution as a whole instead of addressing one complex at a time. Millpond frequently requests trash pickup. Mr. Kres stated that he has not seen a trend for towns to pick up trash at these complexes. MOTION: Mr. Roache made a motion, seconded by Ms. Phillips, to recommend unfavorable action with the following statement to be read “At this time, the Select Board is not recommending favorable action on this article. We feel that we need more analysis and study regarding the impacts of allowing condos and townhouses to have municipal trash pickup since the passage of this article could lead to other condo associations petitioning Town Meeting. We will be working with Town offices to determine the budgetary impact of providing service to all 200 condos and townhouses so that we can make a determination on the issue as a whole.” Motion approved 5-0. Town Meeting warrant article discussion Article 28-MBTA: Ms. Rodrigues presented a statement to the Board as recommended by Planning Board Chair, Eitan Golberg. Ms. Bates will discuss the process and Mr. Roache will discuss the grant funding. In response to a question from Ms. Smedile, Ms. Rodrigues explained that if we decrease acreage we have to still have the same number of units. This would mean any potential development would be more dense. We are using the minimum density used under the law. A big complaint from Royal Crest was everyone said it was too dense, so the planning board used that feedback when crafting this bylaw. MOTION: Mr. Kres made a motion to read the statement as presented at Town Meeting, seconded by Janice Phillips. Motion approved 4-0-1. Ms. Smedile abstained. ARPA transfer to fund school expenses, review and acting business manager Ms. Rodrigues presented the breakdown of ARPA funds that are available. The cost for the review is $32,000 and the acting th superintendent is $4,400.00 from now until June 30. Remainder would be used to fund the school deficit. Will have a cushion of approximately $100,000 left in ARPA. 1 NORTH ANDOVER SELECT BOARD MINUTES May 14, 2024 MOTION: Mr. Roache motioned to approve the transfer of ARPA funds to fund school deficit, review, and acting business manager, seconded by Janice Phillips. Motion approved 5-0. Adjourn to Town Meeting MOTION: Mr. Roache made a motion to adjourn to Town Meeting, seconded by Ms. Phillips. Motion approved 5-0. Board moved to Town Meeting at 6:10PM ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Mr. Roache made a MOTION, seconded by Ms. Smedile, to adjourn the Select Board meeting at 11:00PM. Motion approved 5-0. Respectfully submitted, Laurie Burzlaff Assistant Town Manager/Director of Operations _______________________________ David Kres Clerk of the Board Documents used at meeting: Town Meeting Warrant Statement for Article 28 ARPA breakdown 2