Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday February 07, 2022 6:00 PM EST

Selectmen’s Meeting								February 7, 2022
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Stage, 30 Martin Street

Note:  This meeting will be held in-person at the location provided on this notice. Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person meeting. Please note that while an option for remote, audio-only attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or its quality, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda should make plans for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.

Call in Phone Number: 605-562-8401 Password: 8378315


AGENDA – OPEN SESSION

6:00 p.m.	Call to Order. 

6:01 p.m.	Police Chief Paul Francis to introduce Katelynn Chuilli, a candidate for Part-Time Police Officer.

6:05 p.m.	Harbormaster Dan Fialho to discuss:
•	Duration and advance-reservation standards for the use of transient moorings.
•	Location of rowing craft racks for the upcoming boating season.
•	Possible lottery for available rowing craft rack spaces.

6:15 p.m.	Hunter Jay regarding Light-Up Essex.

6:30 p.m.	Public Hearing regarding a transfer of an All Alcohol Package Store Liquor License located at 121 Eastern Avenue.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period January 22, 2022 through February 4, 2022, regarding the following:  
•	Economic Development Committee Meeting Summary
•	Requests for Hourly Wage Increases for Fiscal Year 2023
•	Old Fire Station Site Restoration Project Update
•	Conomo Point Seawall Replacement Project Update
•	Army Corps of Engineers Beneficial Sediment Reuse Study Update
•	Replacement of Compressor in Town Hall HVAC Condenser
•	School Budget Collaboration Group Meeting Summary
•	Draft Affordable Housing Trust Bylaw from Essex Housing Coalition
•	Preliminary Draft of Annual Town Meeting Warrant
•	Regional Evaluation to Improve Water Supply Resiliency Grant

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 01/27/2022 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
James McNeilly	McNeilly EMS	01/18/2022	$    155.00	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 02/03/2022 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
James McNeilly	McNeilly EMS	01/24/2022	$    199.00	Ambulance

•	Consider a request from the Friends of Essex Elementary School to hold their 2nd annual Polar Plunge at Front Beach at Conomo Point on Sunday morning, February 12, 2022, starting at 8:30 a.m., and if approved, vote to waive the resident parking restrictions on Conomo Point for five hours, starting at 9 a.m., January 9, 2022.
•	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s January 24, 2022, Open Meeting and for the Executive Session.
•	Vote to ratify the Chairman’s signature on the State contract documents for the FY2022 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant in the amount of $9,225.21
•	Vote to ratify the Chairman’s declaration of a State of Emergency effective at 12:00 a.m. (midnight), January 29, 2022, and, the termination of the State of Emergency effective at 12:00 p.m. (noon), January 30, 2022.
•	Continued review of a proposal for an Affordable Housing Trust Bylaw with the intent of providing feedback to the Essex Housing Coalition for its meeting of February 9, 2022.
•	Consider a request from Chief Paul Francis to appoint Katelynn Chuilli to the position of Part-Time Police Officer, contingent upon meeting all requirements of the Select Board and the Police Department.
•	Review updated calendar year 2022 goals from Chief of Police.
•	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

LICENSING:
	Commercial Shellfish Permit:
•	Jeff Fraser
•	Kristina Jacobs
•	Matthew Jacobs
•	Edward G. Lane
•	Matthew E. Lane
•	Matthew G. Lane
•	Chris Maxfield
•	George E. Mullin
•	Ryan Torcicollo
•	Jonathan Twomey
Senior Commercial Shellfish Permit:
•	Ronald Hemeon
•	George Lane
•	Dan Marshall
•	Thomas Prentiss
Annual Non-resident Recreational Shellfish Permit:
•	Peter Colangelo, Boxford – Thomas Prentiss
•	Martin Forde, Middleton – Augustus Gomes
•	Mary A. Picariello, Boxford – Thomas Prentiss
•	Philip A. Picariello, Boxford – Thomas Prentiss
•	Chester M. Sullivan, Methuen – Thomas Prentiss

PUBLIC COMMENT.

REMINDERS:
•	The Town Hall will be closed Monday, February 21, 2022, in observance of Presidents’ Day.
•	The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area at the Town Hall at 30 Martin Street.


Executive Session

•	Continue discussion with respect to potential successor employment contract with the Chief of Police.