Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday July 13, 2020 6:00 PM EDT

Selectmen’s Meeting								July 13, 2020
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area, 30 Martin Street



Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the town’s website, at www.essexma.org. For this meeting, members of the public who wish to listen to the meeting may do so via Conference Call.  No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the town’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. The call-in number will be: 717-275-8940. The access code is: 8378315. Please mute your phones. If you do not have a mute button, press *6 (star 6) to mute and unmute from a landline phone.



AGENDA – OPEN SESSION

6:00 p.m.	Public Comment. Please email comments to Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki:  bzubricki@essexma.org  Your comments will be read from time to time throughout the meeting. If your comment relates to an agenda item, please note that in the email subject line.

6:05 p.m.	Treasurer/Collector Jeff Soulard to request approval and signature of the refunded $41,000 Bond for the Water Department.

6:45 p.m.	Ann Cameron to discuss her perspective on recent protests and events in the nation and how the Essex Police Department may be able to evaluate and possibly improve its present policies and practices to ensure fair treatment of all citizens.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period June 17, 2020 through July 10, 2020, regarding the following:  
•	Review of Essex Police Benevolent Side Letter for Administrative Sergeant
•	Change Order - Miscellaneous Credits & Irrigation Sleeves Public Safety Facility
•	Change Order - Proposed Extension of Time of Public Safety Facility Project
•	Public Safety Facility Construction Project Update
•	Memo to Advise Departments Regarding Fiscal Year 2021 Spending
•	Draft List of Potential Fall Town Meeting Topics
•	Promulgation of Regulations Associated with Local Marijuana Licensing

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 6/30/2020 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Ramie Reader	Reader Electrical	06/03/2020	$     765.00	Wastewater

	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 06/30/2020 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
David Pereen	Pereen Plumbing	06/26/2020	$    337.25	Selectmen
Jim McNeilly	McNeilly EMS	06/30/2020	$    155.00	Fire
Scott Dewitt	Perkins Marine	06/30/2020	$    236.43	Harbormaster

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s June 29, 2020, Open Meeting and Executive Session.
	Approve a line item transfer request in the amount of $20.00 from Blanket Insurance to VOIP Telephones.
	Approve a line item transfer request in the amount of $500 from Ordinary Benefits to Regional Assessment.
	Discuss current parking and access restrictions at Conomo Point and determine whether any of the current practices and restrictions should be modified or removed.
	Continued review of entertainment license application forms, process, and potential policy. Discussion will include the potential increase of entertainment fees as follows:  Annual Sunday Entertainment License $300 from $50; Annual Weekday Entertainment License $200 from $100; and, One-Day Entertainment License $100 from $25.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

APPOINTMENTS - Vote the following appointments and sign the appointment cards:
Historic Commission for 3 years:
•	Robert Coviello
•	Nat Crosby
	Police Officer, Sergeant for partial 3-year term:  Ryan Davis

LICENSING:
Alteration Of Premises:
•	J.T. Farnhams



REMINDERS:
	The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area of the Town Hall, 30 Martin Street.


AGENDA – EXECUTIVE SESSION
•	Discussion relative to possible contract negotiations between the Board and the Essex Police Benevolent Association (EPBA).