| Agenda: | Selectmen’s Meeting June 26, 2023
Essex Elementary School, 12 Story Street
AGENDA – OPEN SESSION
6:00 p.m. Call to Order.
6:15 p.m. Review a complaint from Harlan Wendell Jr. regarding the use of the property at 162 Conomo Point Road and the response from Thayer McKenzie.
7:30 p.m. Adjourn to Special Town Meeting in the Essex Elementary School
Brendhan Zubricki: Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period June 3, 2023 through June 23, 2023, regarding the following:
• Implementation of Sale of Gregory Island Road Properties to High Bidders
• Student Recommendation for Bike Racks at Bus Stops
• Continued Review of Draft Fall Town Meeting Articles List
• June 26 Special Town Meeting Discussion
• Possible Resumption of License for Paglia Park
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Settlement
• Proposed Indemnification Document for Future YMCA Programs
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 06/15/2023 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME VENDOR DATE AMOUNT DEPT’S BILL
Jim McNeilly McNeilly EMS 06/09/2023 $ 155.00 Fire
Ernie Nieberle Nieberle’s 05/24/2023 $ 274.35 Fire
Ernie Nieberle Nieberle’s 05/24/2023 $ 278.85 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 06/22/2023 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME VENDOR DATE AMOUNT DEPT’S BILL
Ernie Nieberle Nieberle’s 05/24/2023 $ 246.85 Cemetery
David Pereen Pereen Plumbing 05/27/2023 $ 280.00 BOS
• Approve and sign the engagement letter from Powers & Sullivan, LLC for the Town's financial audits for Fiscal 2023 - Fiscal 2025.
• Vote to approve and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Gloucester to provide mutual aid assistance and overlapping patrol coverage in bordering waterways of Gloucester and Essex.
• Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s June 5, 2023 and June 9, 2023 Open Meetings; and for the June 13, 2023 Open Meeting and Executive Sessions.
• Consider a request from John Bediz for the Town to purchase and place sand on both sides of the main pier at Conomo Point.
• Consider a request made by Jason Heath to allow for the issuance of one additional resident sticker to accommodate one more vehicle than the number of licensed drivers in the residence.
• Review and vote to sign a successor Police Inter Agency Mutual Aid Agreement.
• Consider a request to pass over Essex roads on Saturday, September 9, 2023, during their 12th annual Coast to Cure bike ride to benefit Neurofibromatosis Northeast.
• Discussion regarding a possible policy for the licensing of both transient vendors and hawkers & peddlers, including food trucks, both on Town and private property.
• Consider who might fill a vacancy on the Board of Assessors.
• Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.
LICENSING:
Ratifications:
• Ratify the Chairman’s declaration that the permits issued for use on Essex River Day (June 17, 2023 with a rain date of June 18, 2023) now may be used on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Memorial Park.
Transient Vendor’s License:
• Jayne Barrett, Jay Bee Blooms, 169 Eastern Avenue, to sell plants and flowers.
Other:
• Vote to approve a request that the one-day wine and malt permit issued to Alexis Harwood for use on June 21, 2023, now may be used on Wednesday, June 28, 2023at Mayflour Confections, 162 Main Street.
Student Commercial Shellfish Permit:
• Luke Smith
• Noah Smith
One-Day Wine & Malt Licenses:
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, July 1, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, July 2, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, July 8, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, July 9, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, July 15, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, July 16, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, July 22 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, July 23, 2023, nbetween the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, July 29, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, July 30, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, August 5, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, August 6, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, August 12, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, August 13, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, August 19, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, August 20, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, August 26, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, August 27, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, September 2, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Sunday, September 3, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, September 9, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, September 16, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, September 23, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Great Marsh Brewing Company, John Collins, for use on Saturday, September 30, 2023, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., within the confines of the patio area behind 103 Main Street as shown on the attached site plan.
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Saturday, August 12, 2023, Greenheads be Gone, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. within the confines of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum Shipyard – Outdoors, at 66 Main Street.
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Saturday, September 23, 2023, Fall Festival, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. within the confines of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum Shipyard – Outdoors, at 66 Main Street.
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Thursday, August 24, 2023, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. within the confines of the Waterline Center – Indoors, at 66 Main Street.
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Thursday, July 13, 2023, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. within the confines of the Waterline Center – Indoors, at 66 Main Street.
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Thursday, August 17, 2023, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. within the confines of the Waterline Center – Indoors, at 66 Main Street.
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Thursday, August 28, 2023, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. within the confines of the Waterline Center – Indoors, at 66 Main Street.
One-Day Entertainment License:
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Saturday, August 12, 2023, Greenheads be Gone, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. within the confines of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum Shipyard – Outdoors, at 66 Main Street, 3rd annual event celebrating the departure of the greenheads. Grilled hotdogs & burgers, beer & wine, games, live acoustic music..
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, KD Montgomery, for use on Saturday, September 23, 2023, Fall Festival, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. within the confines of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum Shipyard – Outdoors, at 66 Main Street, 2nd annual Fall Festival. Grilled burgers & hotdogs, beer & wine, games, live acoustic music, apple armada, possible marker (craft & farmers), Police detail.
APPOINTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENT - Vote the following appointments and sign the appointment cards:
Board of Fire Engineers for 1 year:
• Deputy Chief – Keith Carter
• Deputy Chief – Ernest Nieberle, Jr.
• Fire Chief – Ramie Reader
Firefighter, Captain for 1 year: David Pereen
Firefighter, Lieutenant for 1 year:
• Travis Good
• Christian Hassel
• Jason Heath
• Joseph Lafata
• Eian Woodman
Firefighter for 1 year:
• Daniel Ball
• John Bateman
• Mark Brewer
• Craig Carter
• Robert Cavender
• Philip C. Cicala
• Samuel Crocker V
• Colt P. Donahue
• Richard Dort, Jr.
• Daniel Doucette
• Cameron Ellis
• Peter Hoare
• Cory Jackson
• Gary Landry
• Barry Leeds
• Amy McNeilly
• James McNeilly
• Edward Neal, Jr.
• Nicholas Ouellette
• Kent Parsons
• Joan Perrigo
• Matthew Pinstein
• Michael Puopolo
• Patrick Roddy
• Michael Soucy
• George Stavros
Firefighter/EMT for 1 year:
• Erin Kirchner
• Benjamin Pike
Forest Fire Warden for 1 year: Ramie Reader
NEW APPOINTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENT – Vote the following appointments, contingent upon CORI, drug and medical testing and sign the appointment cards:
Call Firefighter for 1 year:
• David Barrett
• Connor Bell
• Trescott DeWitt, Jr.
Firefighter/ EMT for 1 year:
• Barry Donahue
• Kristina Jacobs
APPOINTMENTS: Other
Town Clerk, Assistant for 1 year: Dorothy Elwell
REMINDERS:
• The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the 3rd floor auditorium of the Town Hall, 30 Martin Street.
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