HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Selectmen Minutes June 27, 2007_201402061500037653BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the Meeting of 27 June 2007 at 6:00 PM. The meeting took place in the Court Room,
Town and County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present
were Brian Chadwick, Allen Reinhard and Whiting Willauer. Michael Kopko and Patricia
Roggeveen were absent (pending return from a meeting at the State House) when Chairman
Willauer called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM.
Announcements. Chairman Willauer announced that there would be no Selectmen’s meeting on
Wednesday, July 4, 2007.
Approval of Payroll Warrant for 24 June 2007. The Board approved the payroll warrant by
unanimous consent.
Approval of Treasury Warrant and Pending Contracts for Week Ending June 27, 2007. The Board
approved the treasury warrant and pending contracts by unanimous consent.
Mr. Kopko arrived at 6:40 PM.
Citizen/Departmental Requests
1. Nantucket Youth Hostel: Request for Approval and Execution of Preservation Restriction for
Premises Located at 31 Western Avenue. Attorney Richard Loftin, representing the Youth Hostel,
spoke in favor of the restriction. Some discussion followed on the Town holding the restriction. Mr.
Chadwick moved to approve the preservation restriction granted by American Youth Hostels,
designating the Historic District Commission as the agent to administer, manage and enforce this
restriction subject to the reserved right to appoint an alternate designee according to the
procedures stated therein. Mr. Reinhard seconded. So voted unanimously.
2. Finance Department: Request for Approval of Short-Term Borrowing. Town Treasurer Deborah
Weiner explained the request and reviewed bids, recommending award to the low bidder. Mr.
Reinhard inquired as to the timing of the funding, which Ms. Weiner explained. Mr. Chadwick
moved to approve the sale of a $39,881,575 (4.00%) Bond Anticipation Note of the Town dated
June 29, 2007 and payable February 28, 2008 to Eastern Bank at par and accrued interest plus a
premium of $71,805.45 and further that the consent to the financial advisor bidding for the note, as
executed prior to the bidding for the note, is hereby confirmed and that the proceeds of this note
may be used to reimburse the Town for expenditures made for the projects prior to the receipt of
this note. Mr. Kopko seconded. So voted unanimously.
At 6:46 PM, the meeting recessed to address Board of Health matters. At 7:11 PM, the Board of
Selectmen reconvened its meeting.
3. School Department: Request for Support Letter for Application to School Building Assistance
Bureau. School Superintendent Robert Pellicone reviewed school facilities issues and planning.
Russell Feldman and Julia Nugent, architects engaged by the school for space needs planning,
reviewed demographics, configuration of classes, various expansion options and current and
possible future state mandates.
Ms. Roggeveen arrived at 7:15 PM.
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They reviewed cost analyses and figures, noting assumptions used and referenced the
Massachusetts School Building Assistance Bureau regulations and the process for obtaining SBAB
funding. The architects reviewed statements of interest received by SBAB this year, emphasizing
the extreme competitiveness of the quest. Discussion followed regarding costs and potential
school building assistance funding for all or portions of the three identified projects plus future
operating and maintenance costs. Mr. Kopko moved to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to
submit this statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Bureau. Mr.
Chadwick seconded. So voted unanimously.
Town Administrator’s Report
1. Request for Grant of Easement to National Grid for Utility Installation at Surfside Wastewater
Treatment Facility in Accordance with Article 78 of 2007 Annual Town Meeting. Town
Administrator C. Elizabeth Gibson explained the matter. Mr. Kopko moved to approve the grant of
easement to National Grid. Mr. Chadwick seconded. So voted
unanimously.
2. Request for Acceptance of Grant of Easement in Conjunction with Planning Board Conditions of
Approval of Rosemary Way Subdivision. Ms. Gibson explained the matter also under
consideration by the County Commission. Mr. Kopko moved to accept a grant of easement by
Mark S. Fleming for passage by foot or bicycle over a portion of a subdivision roadway called
Rosemary Way and for the use, improvement and/or maintenance for drainage purposes and for
passage by foot or bicycle over a portion of a subdivision roadway called Rosemary Way and that
portion of Lot 772 of the subdivision. Mr. Reinhard seconded. So voted unanimously.
Selectmen’s Reports/Comment
1. Town Government Study Committee. Mr. Reinhard reviewed the activity of the committee and
noted its final meeting on June 25, 2007.
2. Proposed Sewer Act. Chairman Willauer reviewed the hearing at the State House today
regarding the proposed Sewer Act attended by Selectmen Chadwick, Kopko, Roggeveen, himself
and Ms. Gibson.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Approved the 18th day of July 2007.