Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday April 24, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

Selectmen’s Meeting								April 24, 2017
Senior Center, 17 Pickering Street

AGENDA

7:00 p.m.	Public Comment.

8:00 p.m.	Quarterly Department Head/Committee Chair meeting.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period April 8th through April 21st, 2017, regarding the following:  
•	Advanced IT Support Planning
•	Change Order for Town Hall Clock Tower Lighting Solution
•	Change Order for Replacement Library Exterior Lighting
•	Change Orders, Town Hall Light Post Alignment & Paint Vent Pipe
•	Change Orders, Town Hall Railing & Bulkhead, and Library Ramp Lattice
•	Repairs Requested to Farnsworth Pier
•	Maintenance at Clammers’ Beach
•	Signage at Conomo Point
•	Portable Restroom Facilities to Support New Park, Conomo Point
•	Initial Exhibit for Third-Floor Town Hall Glass Display Cases
•	Sound System for Third-Floor Auditorium, Town Hall
•	Comparison of Two Options for Memorial School Project Timing
•	Continued Review of Draft Annual Town Meeting Motions
•	Proposed Coastal Camera System

Other Business:
	Approve the weekly warrant in the amount of $.
	Vote to exempt from Section 20 of Chapter 268A of the General Laws, the contracts and amounts for the individuals listed below contained within the 4/13/17 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section:
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	3/24/17	$1,045.50	Fire

	Vote to exempt from Section 20 of Chapter 268A of the General Laws, the contracts and amounts for the individuals listed below contained within the 4/20/17 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section:
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	4/20/17	$      80.60	Highway
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	3/24/17	$ 1,619.51	Snow Removal
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	3/24/17	$      64.00	Wastewater

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s April 10, 2017 and April 18, 2017, Open Meetings and Executive Sessions.
	Approve a recommendation from Police Chief Silva to appoint Marc Cecilio to the position of Special Police Officer, and also, to the position of Assistant Harbormaster, pending completion of pre-employment drug and medical testing and psychological screening.
	Vote to approve a request from Fire Chief Dan Doucette to pass over Essex roads during the annual Fireman’s Memorial Sunday Parade on Sunday, June 11th, 2017. Sign the State Parade Application.
	Vote to approve and sign Chapter 90 Highway Aid Contract for the next ten years with the State.
	Review letter from Chris Marano regarding fee for 2017 license renewal.
	Personnel Board:
•	Consider approval of revised position description for the Council on Aging Van Driver.
•	Consider approval of revised position description for the Council on Aging Director.
	Conomo Point Matters:
•	Review a license to attached ramps and floats to the stone piers at Conomo Point which include waterfront regulations as Appendix 2.
•	Approve a request for a building permit to replace deck boards on the front deck, where needed, for the property at 130 Conomo Point Road.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

Executive Session Expected:  
	Discussion of pending litigation concerning the case of the City of Gloucester vs. the Town of Essex, Superior Court C.A. No. 17-310C.

Licensing Board:
	All Alcohol Restaurant License Renewal (Revised and approved by ABCC):
•	Riversbend at Essex Marina, LLC, d/b/a Riversbend, Curt Bergeron, Manager, 35 Dodge Street.

	One-Day Entertainment License:
•	Historic New England, Bill Blanchfield, Gilmore Reception, for use on Saturday, May 27, 2017, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of Cogswell Grant, 60 Spring Street.
•	Cape Ann Rowing Club, Bob Blair, Annual Essex River Race, for use on Saturday, May 20, 2017, within the confines of 35 Dodge Street. (If received by meeting time.)

	One-Day Wine and Malt License:
•	Historic New England, Bill Blanchfield, Gilmore Reception, for use on Saturday, May 27, 2017, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of Cogswell Grant, 60 Spring Street.
•	Cape Ann Rowing Club, Bob Blair, Annual Essex River Race, for use on Saturday, May 20, 2017, within the confines of 35 Dodge Street. (If received by meeting time.)

	Non-Resident Recreational Shellfish Permit and Application Deadline Waiver:
•	Nicole Coles, Ipswich, MA, sponsored by Richard Tofuri
•	Daniel Plasse, Woburn, MA, sponsored by Michelle French

REMINDER:  The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the Teachers’ Lounge at the Essex Elementary School on Story Street, followed by the Annual Town Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the gymnasium.