Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday April 23, 2018 6:00 PM EDT

Selectmen’s Meeting								April 23 2018
2nd Floor, Town Hall Stage Conference Area, 30 Martin Street


AGENDA
6:00 p.m.	Public Comment.

6:05 p.m.	Public Hearing – Riversbend – Alteration of Premises

6:30 p.m.	EXECUTIVE SESSION-Town Building Committee and Finance Committee:
	Discuss purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property relative to a possible future site for a public safety facility.
	Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(6) and (7), to review minutes from executive sessions held on 10/16/17, 1/22/18, 1/29/18, 2/6/18, 2/12/18, 2/15/18, 2/26/18, 3/12/18, 3/26/18, and 3/28/18 to determine whether continued non-disclosure is warranted.

7:00 p.m.	Department Head Meeting

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period April 7th, 2018 through April 20, 2018, regarding the following:  
•	Public Forums Concerning Plan to Construct New Fire Station
•	Further Review of Draft Annual Town Meeting Motions
•	Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit Boundary Updates

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 04/12/18 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
James McNeilly	McNeilly EMS	03/30/2018	$    225.00	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 04/19/18 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
James McNeilly	McNeilly EMS	04/17/2018	$ 1,250.00	Fire
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	04/19/2018	$      45.00	Snow Removal
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	04/19/2018	$    262.95	Snow Removal

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s April 9, 2018, Open Meeting.
	Review and sign a letter of support for renewal of the Essex Cultural District.
	Review letter from William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, announcing the award of a 2018 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award in recognition of the Town Hall/Library renovation project.
	Update concerning the status of pre-existing benches at Conomo Point and vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to accept donations of benches within Memorial Park at that Board’s discretion in the future.
	Consider a request from Neurofibromatosis Northeast to pass over Essex roads during their 8th Annual Coast to the Cure bike event on Saturday, September 8, 2018.
	Consider approving a mutual release relative to the disturbance of a registered property bound of Guerin Realty Trust & Wedgwood Properties, LLC by the Town’s contractor in the past, when the municipal parking facility was constructed. Consider payment of $6,140 to property owner from funds withheld from project contractor. [Subject to final document being available by meeting time.]
	Centennial Grove Rentals:
•	Vote to approve a request to use Centennial Grove from the Friends of the Council on Aging for the annual Senior Barbeque on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, and waive the fee. Sign the application and the parking pass.
•	Vote to approve a request to use Centennial Grove from Selectman David A. Doane for a party on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Sign the application and the parking pass.
•	Vote to approve a request to use Centennial Grove and waive the fee from Essex Elementary School Parents for a retirement party on Friday, June 15, 2018. Sign the application and the parking pass.

	Conomo Point Matters:
•	Vote to approve and sign a Lease Addendum tight Tank Notification for the property at 172 Conomo Point Road, Map 108, Lots 48 A&B.
•	Vote to remove Laura Couallier from the lease for 172 Conomo Point Road, Map 108, Lots 48 A&B.
•	Discuss status of attempt to install leach facility on the property at 168 Conomo Point Road, Map 108, Lot 46, for the benefit of the house at 11 Middle Road, Map 108, Lot 57. Make determination as to whether septic system upgrade efforts to date should cause the lease on Lot 46 to convert to a long-term lease.
•	Approve a request from the Conomo Point Association to approve a building permit to reside the building and replace windows at the boat house at 161 Conomo Point Road.

	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

LICENSING:
Riversbend Restaurant:  Discussion and vote to issue decisions on an application for an Annual Weekday Entertainment License and an Annual Sunday Entertainment License by Riversbend Restaurant, 35 Dodge Street, plus 2 One-Day Entertainment Licenses and 2 One-Day Wine & Malt Licenses.	

Review paperwork received to date for a Commercial Shellfish Permit Application from Robert Fitzgerald, Jr. and determine whether to grant the permit.

Commercial Shellfish Permit:
•	Shane Matthews

Senior Shellfish Permit:
•	Britt Hall

One-Day Wine & Malt License:
•	Essex County Greenbelt, Shelley Raymond, for use on Thursday, May 17, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 and 9:00 p.m., within the confines of the Cox Reservation at 82 Eastern Avenue.
•	Essex County Greenbelt, Shelley Raymond, for use on Thursday, June 7, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m., within the confines of the Cox Reservation at 82 Eastern Avenue.
•	Essex County Greenbelt, Shelley Raymond, for use on Friday, June 8, 2018, between the hours of 5:00 and 8:30 p.m., within the confines of the Cox Reservation at 82 Eastern Avenue.

One-Day Entertainment License:
•	Essex County Greenbelt, Shelley Raymond, for use on Friday, June 8, 2018, between the hours of 5:00 and 8:30 p.m., within the confines of the Cox Reservation at 82 Eastern Avenue.
	
REMINDER:  
•	Public Forum regarding the proposed acquisition of 55 Main Street, April 24, 2018, 7:00 p.m., in the cafetorium at the Essex Elementary School, Story Street.
•	Coastal Resilience Grant Public Workshop highlighting the inter-relatedness of emergency planning and coastal resilience planning, April 25, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., Essex Town Hall.
•	The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, May 7, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Teachers’ Conference Room in the Essex Elementary School, Story Street.