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Home My WebLink About2005-09-06 Board of Selectmen Minutes BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 CALL TO ORDER: Rosemary Connelly Smedile called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM at Town Hall Meeting Room. ATTENDANCE: The following were present: Rosemary Smedile, Chairman; James Xenakis; Donald B. Stewart; Mark J.T. Caggiano; Thomas Licciardello; Mark Rees, Town Manager; Ray Santilli, Assistant Town Manager. EXECUTIVE SESSION: James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to move into Executive Session to discuss Police Officer Lateral Transfers and Bargaining with Union Employees. Vote approved 5-0. The Board of Selectmen was individually polled and each voted to move into Executive Session. Donald Stewart yes; James Xenakis yes; Mark Caggiano yes; Thomas Licciardello, yes, and Rosemary Smedile yes. Vote approved 5-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to approve August 22, 2005, Executive Session Minutes as written and Open Session minutes as written. Vote approved 4-0-1. Mark Caggiano abstained. COMMUNICATIONS,ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND PUBLIC COMMENT: Sgt. Michael Dunn Memorial The Board of Selectmen, Supt. Harry Harutunian and Ed Mitchell would work together to assist in ways to honor Sgt. Dunn, who gave his life for his country. The Board of Selectmen wrote a Resolution to continue to work with Mr. David Rand on how to appropriately honor Sgt. Dunn and other veterans. Town Poet Laureate Karen Kline presented an idea of establishing a Town Poet Laureate. Ann Bradstreet wrote the first poem of North Andover in the 1600's. Bradstreet will be 400 years old in 2012. James Xenakis and Rosemary Smedile offered their support in establishing a Town Poet Laureate. Chief Dolan — Hurricane Katrina Fire Fighter Brian Cannela has been called into active duty by the National Guard to report to duty in Louisiana to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Patriot Day Commemoration, September 11, 2005 Edward Mitchell Director of Veterans Services along with Fire Chief William Dolan and other employees of the Town of North Andover will observe Patriot Day on Sunday, September 11, 2005, in front of Town Hall on Main Street beginning at 10:00 AM. James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to approve the September 11, 2005 Patriot Day Ceremony. Vote approved 5-0. Hurricane Katrina Donations The employees of Town Hall are organizing a fundraiser to help the victims of Louisiana. Donations would be forward to the American Red Cross. Board of Selectmen Minutes September 6, 2005 2 Intersection at Church and Water Street Mark Sokol of 49 Church Street along with other concerned residents asked the Board to consider putting up a no parking sign on the corner of Water Street due to a safety issue. Mr. Sokol has notified the DPW and the Police Department about this issue. James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to authorize the Town Manager to work with Sgt. Soucy and to do a study of the traffic issues for safety purposes and to report back to the Board. Vote approved 5-0. CONSENT ITEMS: James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to approve consent to Matthew and Laren Taylor of 99 Weyland Circle to use a small portion or the Town Common on Sunday, September 25, 2005 from 2:00 PM—4:00 PM for their child's birthday party. Vote approved 5-0. LICENSING COMMISSIONERS: James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to move into Licensing. Vote approved 5-0. James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to approve the request by the Stevens Estate, 723 Osgood Street, for a one-day license for Giacalone/Mackay Wedding on Saturday, September 10, 2005, 5:00 PM— 10:00 PM, full bar license. Vote approved 5-0. Thomas Licciardello made a MOTION, seconded by Rosemary Smedile, to move out of Licensing. Vote approved 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Pole Petition James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to TABLE this pole petition until the next meeting. Vote approved 5-0. OLD BUSINESS: Water Storage Tank Improvements At a previous meeting the Board was briefed on the condition of the Sutton Hill Water Storage facility, both from a design and condition perspective. Another storage facility on Bear Hill incorporates the same design structure. The Town of North Andover hired Jim Finnegan of Weston and Sampson Engineers to investigate the leakage problems and provide a presentation and information for replacing the water storage tanks at Sutton Hill and Bear Hill. Mr. Finnegan provided a presentation and solution to the future water storage needs and to construct two concrete storage tanks, one at the Sutton Hill site and the other at the Bear Hill site. Linda Casey and Mark Rees provided a debt service analysis outlining four scenarios to finance the construction of the water tank improvements. The total Projects cost is $5,500,000 less engineering costs of$250,000 and less $236,900 in remaining funds, which can be applied to the tank improvements, project from previously completed projects bringing the net amount to be finance is $5,013,100. The four funding scenarios are 5% traditional borrowing at 10 years and 20 years, and 2% State Revolving Fund borrowing at 10 years and 20 years. The Town is currently processing a State Revolving Fund Project Evaluation Form in hope of obtaining financing at 2%. The Town Manager will work with Linda Casey and the Department of Public Works and schedule a Public Hearing for residents before a final decision is made. Board of Selectmen Minutes September 6, 2005 3 Town Manager Evaluation Process James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to choose the evaluation form used by the town of Bellingham to evaluate the Town Manager. Vote approved 5-0. The Board agreed to use the evaluation form and set a deadline of October 1, 2005 for completion. NEW BUSINESS: School/Municipal Liaison Committee Thomas Licciardello requested to establish a committee consisting of two members of the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee so that communication lines would be open between the boards. Thomas Licciardello made a MOTION, seconded by James Xenakis, to establish an school/municipal liaison committee and have Rosemary Smedile and Thomas Licciardello represent the Board of Selectmen. Vote approved 4-1. Donald Stewart opposed. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT: On Monday, August 22, 2005, the Town Manager met with Bob Halpin, President of the Merrimac Valley Economic Development Commission and former town manager of North Andover to discuss the Lucent redevelopment project. Bob was very impressed with the renovated town hall. It was under his administration that the project started with the approval of a grant for an elevator for town hall. On Friday, September 2, 2005, a meeting was held with town officials, including Selectmen Licciardello, with Gary S. Spring, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Merrimack College to discuss the possibility of having as a student project a study of parking and traffic around the Stevens Library. Professor Spring was very amenable to taking on the project but said that due to student scheduling issues it could not start until spring of next year. Interviews and background checks are continuing on filling the Community Development Director and Inspector of Buildings vacancies with both positions expected to be filled in the near future. Work has also been proceeding on hiring the appropriate consultants to review the submittals of 1600 Osgood Street. It is anticipated that a meeting with the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals will be held in the near future to review the recommendations of some or all of these peer review consultants. Two Committees have begun or soon will begin work on the FY07 budget process: the Capital Planning Committee and the Revenue and Fixed Cost Committee. Mass Highway has begun Street Sweeping on Rte. 114 and Rte. 125. Attorney Mark Bobrowski and Nancy Colbert will be present at a Land Use Workshop Meeting held on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 7:30 PM. Directors and Members of the ZBA, Planning Board, Conservation Board and Board of Selectmen have been invited to attend. ADJOURNMENT: Mark Caggiano made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 PM. Vote approved 5-0. Adele J. Johnson Administrative Secretary James M. Xenakis, Clerk of the Board