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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the Meeting of 10 June 2009. The meeting took place in the Court Room, Town and
County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present were Rick
Atherton, Brian Chadwick, Michael Kopko, Allen Reinhard, and Patricia Roggeveen. Chairman
Kopko called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) Contractor Certification Seminar will be held 18
June 2009 at 6:00 PM at 2 Fairgrounds Road.
Cisco Beach is currently closed for the 2009 summer season due to erosion.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES, WARRANTS, PENDING CONTRACTS
Approval of Payroll Warrant for Week Ending 7 June 2009. The payroll warrant for the week ending
7 June 2009 was approved by the unanimous consent of the meeting.
Approval of Treasury Warrant and Pending Contracts for 10 June 2009. Chairman Kopko noted
that the pending contract request from the Fire Department to apply for a grant has been
withdrawn. The treasury warrant and pending contracts for 10 June 2009 were approved by the
unanimous consent of the meeting. Assistant Town Manager Malachy Rice added a fourth pending
contract for a memorandum of agreement between the Department of Public Works (DPW) union
and the Town, which he reviewed. After some discussion among Board members, Mr. Reinhard
moved to approve the DPW memorandum of agreement; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. All in favor,
so voted. Mr. Rice noted the hard work that went into recent union negotiations.
CITIZEN/DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS
Treasurer: Request for Approval to Borrow $26,170,000 in Short-term Bonds for Various Projects
Voted at 2008 Annual Town Meeting and 2009 Annual Town Meeting. Continued to the 17 June
2009 meeting.
Resignation: Parks & Recreation Commission. Mr. Reinhard recognized resigning Parks &
Recreation Commissioner Maureen Beck and her efforts put forth over the years. Mr. Atherton
moved to accept Ms. Beck’s resignation and to send her a note of thanks; Ms. Roggeveen
seconded. All in favor, so voted.
Parks & Recreation: Request for Bunker Property at 130 Tom Nevers Road to be Declared
Surplus. Mr. Rice noted this request has been continued from 22 April 2009 at which time the
Board requested that the property be offered to various Town departments first before it is declared
surplus; Mr. Rice said there has been no interest from any Town departments. Mr. Chadwick
requested that when the Request for Proposal language is drafted that a provision be included to
only offer the Bunker property to non-profit organizations. Mr. Atherton asked whether the
declaration of surplus property was for the Bunker only or if it also includes the land, as he said he
felt the language is not clear. Parks & Recreation Commissioner Jack Gardner said the intent was
to declare the Bunker only as surplus property. After some discussion, the Board consensus was to
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continue the matter to the 17 June 2009 meeting to allow the Declaration of Surplus Property
document language to be clarified.
TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT
Mr. Rice noted the Audit Committee met today and that the Abrahams Group status report on the
implementation plan for the Finance Department is due in a week and will be sent to the Board
once it is received. The next Audit Committee meeting will be held 15 July 2009.
SELECTMEN’S REPORTS/COMMENT
Committee Reports. Individual Board members gave status reports for the committees on which
they serve as representatives or liaisons. The Board added the Tick-Borne Advisory Committee to
its list; Ms. Roggeveen will be the Board representative on the committee.
Update Regarding 2009-10 Board of Selectmen Goals. Mr. Atherton noted that the Board received
an email today which included a draft of the Board’s goals and he requested that the Board review
the email and report back at a later time. Chairman Kopko said he would like to schedule another
Goals and Objectives session as he feels the Board is not done yet with its goals and needs to
establish priorities, deliverables, and timelines.
Mr. Rice said that at its 5 June 2009 Goals and Objectives meeting, the Board voted favorably for a
summer schedule, and noted the new meeting dates for July and August. A brief discussion on the
Board’s summer schedule followed.
The Board scheduled an executive session meeting for 18 June 2009 to discuss Sherburne
Commons.
The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 7:04 PM.
Approved the 16th day of December, 2009.