Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Tuesday December 20, 2016 7:00 PM EST

Selectmen’s Meeting								December 20, 2016
Fire Station Meeting Room


AGENDA

7:00 p.m.	Public Comment.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period December 3rd through December 16th, 2016, regarding the following:  
•	Strategic Planning Committee Meeting/Economic Development Compact
•	Bicentennial Committee Budget Estimate
•	Continued Discussion of Town Administrator’s CY17 Goals
•	Change Order Pricing, Staining of Library Ramp and Door Replacement
•	Interior Door Framing Change Order
•	Chandelier Transport Change Order
•	Finalization of Northern Conomo Point Improvement Project Bid Package
•	Potential Purchase of Streetlights from National Grid
•	Further Discussion Relative to FY18 Capital Budget Update
•	Review and Discussion Relative to FY18 Operating Budget Request
•	Manchester Essex Regional School District FY18 Tentative Budget
•	Further Review of Potential Topics for Annual Town Meeting
•	District Local Technical Assistance Grant Application

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 12/8/16 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL			
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	11/24/16	      $24.00	Shellfish
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	11/24/16	    $875.98	Police

	 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 12/15/16 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL		
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	11/24/16	    $162.10	Council on Aging
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	11/24/16        $1,196.79	Fire

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s December 5th and December 12th, 2016, Open Meetings.
	Vote to approve and sign a contract with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs in the maximum amount of $7,530.00.
	Vote to accept a grant from Raymond and Elaclaire Gosselin Foundation in the amount of $10,000 for the Police Educational Trading Card Experience.
	Vote to approve a request from Curt and Lindsay Bergeron to close the Riversbend restaurant from 12/11/16 through 4/7/17 for cleaning and repairs.
	Vote to ratify the approval of an auction license granted to North Country Auctions, for use on Saturday, December 17, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. within the confines of 235 John Wise Avenue.
	Vote to ratify the approval of a request by the Universalist Church to hold their annual lantern walk at Centennial Grove on Sunday, December 18, 2016, between the hours of 4 and 9 p.m.
	Review a request to proclaim January 22 – 28, 2017 as Town of Essex School Choice Week.
	Consider a request to fund the purchase of holiday wreaths for the poles on Main Street for next winter (2017-2018).
	Discuss possibility of granting partial license pay differential to Water Department employees holding “Operator in Training” licenses.
	Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting:
•	Vote to hold the Annual Town Meeting on May 1st, 2017, starting at 7:30 pm at the Essex Elementary School.
•	Vote to open the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting and accept articles for inclusion in the Warrant until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
•	Vote to accept reports for the Annual Town Report until noon on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
	Conomo Point Matters:  
•	Consider a building permit application for 111 Conomo Point Road (Map 108, Lot 76).
•	Consider a written request to transfer all interests in the leasehold for the property at 122 Conomo Point Road, Map 108, Lot 68 from Paul & Charlotte Fitzpatrick to the 122 Conomo Point Road Realty Trust.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

Licensing Board:
	Antiques License Renewals:
•	Debbie & Alfred Brosch, Brosch Antiques, 143 Main Street
•	Robert Coviello, Main Street Antiques, 44 Main Street
•	Robert W. Hanlon, Walker Creek Furniture, 57 Eastern Avenue
•	Channing Howard, Howard’s Visual Merchandise, 165 Eastern Avenue
•	Edwin M. & Laura Howard, Howard’s Flying Dragon Antiques, 136 Main Street
•	James P. Lower, New England Joinery, 85 Southern Avenue
•	David Neligan, DPN Corp., d/b/a David Neligan Antiques, 38 Main Street
•	Alexander Westerhoff, Alexander Westerhoff Antiques, 18 Eastern Avenue
	All Alcoholic Beverage Restaurant License Renewals:
•	Fang Liaw, Essex Fortune Palace, Inc., 99 Main Street
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street
	Wine & Malt Beverage Restaurant License Renewal:
•	Joseph K. Cellucci, Eben Creek Corporation, d/b/a J.T. Farnham’s, 88 Eastern Avenue
	All Alcohol Package Store License Renewal:
•	John D. Chisholm, Chebacco Liquor Mart., Inc., 201 Western Avenue
	Wine & Malt Beverage Package Store License Renewals:
•	Eamon Keating, Devonshire Wine, LLC, d/b/a Essex Wine Exchange, 91 Main Street
•	Abdessamad Madkour, Energy North, Inc., d/b/a Energy Liquors, 156 Main Street
Class II License Renewals:
•	Paul Russell, Gullwing Service Co., Inc., d/b/a Paul Russell and Company, 106 Western Avenue
•	Eric Holdsworth, Portside Auto, 166 Eastern Avenue
Common Victualler License Renewals:
•	John D. Chisholm, Chebacco Liquor Mart., Inc., 201 Western Avenue
•	Eamon Keating, Devonshire Wine, LLC, d/b/a Essex Wine Exchange, 91 Main Street
•	James Roumeliotis, DVR Corporation, d/b/a Cape Ann Pizza and Subs, 65 Eastern Avenue
•	Joseph K. Cellucci, Eben Creek Corporation, d/b/a J.T. Farnham’s, 88 Eastern Avenue
•	Abdessamad Madkour, Energy North, Inc., d/b/a Energy Liquors, 156 Main Street
•	Fang Liaw, Essex Fortune Palace, Inc., 99 Main Street
•	Dimitrios Tegos, Essex Pizza & Restaurant, 235 Western Avenue
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street
	Weekday Entertainment License Renewal:
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street

Licensing Board (Contingent upon receipt of complete renewal package):
	All Alcoholic Beverage Restaurant License Renewals:
•	Frank McClelland, Riversbend at Essex Marina, LLC, d/b/a Riversbend, 35 Dodge Street
•	Timothy Kennefick, Windward Grill LLC, Windward Grille, 109 Eastern Avenue
	All Alcoholic Beverage Package Store License Renewals:
•	Vincent Marano, CPM Investment Group, Inc., d/b/a Essex Wine & Spirits, 65 Eastern Avenue
	Wine & Malt Beverage Package Store License Renewals:
•	Bhavikaben Patel, Fenisha Corporation, d/b/a Schooner’s Market, 121 Eastern Avenue
	Antiques License Renewals:
•	Richard Bevilacqua, Essex Antiquarians, 165 Main Street
•	Susan Blake, Muzio Designs, 55 John Wise Avenue
•	Dana Guarnera, Ro-Dan Antiques, 69 Main Street
•	Katrina Haskell, The Essex Exchange, 101 John Wise Avenue
•	Robert Landry, L.A. Landry Antiques, 164 Main Street
•	Ellen Neily, Ellen Neily Antiques, 157 Main Street
Class II License Renewals:
•	Michael Crowley, Gaybrook Garage, 152 Western Avenue
Common Victualler License Renewals:
•	Vincent Marano, CPM Investment Group, Inc., d/b/a Essex Wine & Spirits, 65 Eastern Avenue
•	Amy Ahearn, Down River Ice Cream Corporation, 241 John Wise Avenue
•	Eric Vennerbeck, Essex River Dogs, 162 Main Street
•	Bhavikaben Patel, Fenisha Corporation, d/b/a Schooner’s Market, 121 Eastern Avenue
•	Frank McClelland, Riversbend at Essex Marina, LLC, d/b/a Riversbend, 35 Dodge Street
•	Steven Somers, Smokehouse Fish Market, d/b/a The Inlet Café, 121 Eastern Avenue
•	Timothy Kennefick, Windward Grill LLC, Windward Grille, 109 Eastern Avenue
		
REMINDER:  The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, January 9, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Senior Center, 17 Pickering Street.