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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Selectmen Minutes November 18, 2009_2014020616122196491 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes of the Meeting of 18 November 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 6:03 PM. Chairman Kopko noted the Wilkes Square presentation will take place after the approval of minutes, warrants, and pending contracts. ANNOUNCEMENTS The 2010 Annual Town Meeting Warrant closes Friday, 20 November 2009 for citizen submittals. There will be no Board meeting Wednesday, 25 November 2009. Town Manager C. Elizabeth Gibson congratulated Our Island Home Administrator Pamela Meriam and staff on the deficiency-free report the facility recently received from the Department of Public Health, and its annual inspection. PUBLIC COMMENT Energy Study Committee Chairman Barbara Gookin requested the Board take action to send a letter to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) in response to a petition submitted by National Grid regarding electric rate increases. Mr. Chadwick moved to send a letter, as drafted by the Energy Study Committee and with room for Board comments to be incorporated, to the DPU; seconded by Ms. Roggeveen. All in favor, so voted. Ms. Gibson noted she met with the County Government Finance Review Board today regarding the FY 2010 County budget which has been recently submitted, and that the Review Board approved the County’s request to appropriate $700,000 from County Deeds Excise Funds for the public safety facility, pending a formal grant of transfer between the County and Town. She thanked Sheriff Bretschneider for providing a letter of support for the transfer request, as well as Representative Tim Madden for attending the meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, WARRANTS, PENDING CONTRACTS Approval of Minutes of 24 March 2009 at 10:30 AM; 25 March 2009 at 6:00 PM; 26 March 2009 at 11:00 AM; 3 April 2009 at 3:30 PM; 6 April 2009 at 10:00 AM; 6 April 2009 at 6:00 PM; 7 April 2009 at 3:00 PM; 15 April 2009 at 6:00 PM. The minutes of 24 March 2009 at 10:30 AM; 25 March 2009 at 6:00 PM; 26 March 2009 at 11:00 AM; 3 April 2009 at 3:30 PM; 6 April 2009 at 10:00 AM; 6 April 2009 at 6:00 PM; 7 April 2009 at 3:00 PM; and 15 April 2009 at 6:00 PM were approved by the unanimous consent of the meeting. Approval of Payroll Warrants for Weeks Ending 8 November 2009; 15 November 2009. The payroll warrants for the weeks ending 8 November 2009 and 15 November 2009 were approved by the unanimous consent of the meeting. Approval of Treasury Warrants for 11 November 2009; 18 November 2009 and Pending Contracts for 18 November 2009. The treasury warrants for 11 November 2009 and 18 November 2009 and pending contracts for 18 November 2009 were approved by the unanimous consent of the meeting. 2 SELECTMEN’S REPORTS/COMMENT Committee Reports: Wilkes Square Redevelopment Update. Representatives of CBT Architects presented an update on conceptual redevelopment plans for the Wilkes Square area. Ms. Roggeveen said an information tent regarding these plans will be open on Saturday, 5 December outside the Town Building on South Water Street, and noted that CBT’s final presentation to the Board is scheduled for its 9 December 2009 meeting. CITIZEN/DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS Town Clerk: Request for Approval of Warrant for 8 December 2009 Special State Primary Election. Mr. Reinhard moved to approve the 8 December 2009 Special State Primary Election Warrant; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. All in favor, so voted. Vaughan, Dale, Hunter, Stetina and Beaudette, PC: Request for Approval of Preservation Restriction to be Held by Nantucket Preservation Trust, Inc. for Property Located at 94 Main Street, Nantucket. Attorney Foley Vaughan, representing Katherine Lodge, owner of 94 Main Street, spoke in favor of the application. Mr. Reinhard said he fully supported the restriction and moved to approve the preservation restriction for 94 Main Street; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. All in favor, so voted. Request for Transfer of Common Victualler License from Nantucket Restaurant Group, LLC dba Alice’s Restaurant to Nantucket Regal Group, LLC dba Crosswinds for Premises Located at 14 Airport Road, Unit 4, Nantucket. Mr. Reinhard moved to approve the transfer of the Common Victualler license from Nantucket Restaurant Group, LLC dba Alice’s Restaurant to Nantucket Regal Group, LLC dba Crosswinds; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. All in favor, so voted. PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing to Consider Application for Transfer of Annual All-Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License from Nantucket Restaurant Group, LLC dba Alice’s Restaurant to Nantucket Regal Group, LLC dba Crosswinds, Christopher Skehel, Manager, for Premises Located at 14 Airport Road, Unit 4, Nantucket. Postponed to the 16 December 2009 meeting. Public Hearing to Consider Application for Conversion of Seasonal All-Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License Held by Twenty Broad Street LLC dba Dune, Michael Getter, Manager to Annual All-Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License for Premises Located at 20 Broad Street, Nantucket. Chairman Kopko opened the public hearing. Applicant Michael Getter spoke in favor of the application. Chairman Kopko closed the public hearing. Ms. Roggeveen moved to approve the conversion of the seasonal all- alcoholic beverages restaurant license to an annual license for Twenty Broad Street LLC dba Dune; Mr. Reinhard seconded. All in favor, so voted. Public Hearing to Consider Petition for National Grid Plan #6351786 for Joint Relocation of Pole # 6 Located on Fairgrounds Road, Due to Nantucket Public Safety Facility Proposed New Driveway. Chairman Kopko opened the public hearing. Steve Bretton of National Grid spoke in favor of the application. Chairman Kopko closed the public hearing. Mr. Reinhard moved to approve the petition to relocate utility pole # 6 on Fairgrounds Road; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. All in favor, so voted. Public Hearing to Consider a Request from Site Design Engineering, LLC on Behalf of the Applicant, 68 North Liberty Realty Trust and 72 North Liberty Realty Trust, for a Variance from the Town of Nantucket Sanitary Sewer Policy to Allow Construction of 650-Foot Low Pressure Sewer Force Main Within the Gingy Lane Subdivision Roadway (Continued from 28 October 2009). Dan Mulloy of Site Design Engineering, on behalf of the applicant, spoke in favor of the application, noting he has no new 3 information to present, as the Board was to research its question of whether privilege fees can be made to be payable up front. Ms. Gibson said privilege fees cannot be made payable during the construction phase by the developer. Mr. Chadwick moved to approve the variance from the Nantucket Sanitary Sewer Policy to allow construction of a low pressure sewer force main within the Gingy Lane subdivision roadway; Mr. Reinhard seconded. All in favor, so voted. TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT Review of Stormwater Drainage Issues at Children’s Beach. AECOM Senior Program Director Tom Parece reviewed drainage issues at Children’s Beach, noting there is no design flaw in the system designed by AECOM, that the system is working as intended, and that the intent was never to eliminate 100% of the flooding that can occur in the system. He said AECOM is designing a venting system to address a storm situation that occurred two weeks ago, at no cost to the Town, saying that it is a priority for AECOM to resolve the situation. Department of Public Works Director Jeff Willett said although AECOM is doing the design and engineering of the venting system at no cost to the Town, construction costs of installing the system are being debated but noted there is money left in the project appropriation for the venting system. A discussion followed on the sewer outflow pipe located at the Nantucket Yacht Club and how the Town should move forward to address concerns over staining of boats. FY 2011 Budget Update. Ms. Gibson noted that the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (SWEF) budget was reviewed at yesterday’s Ad Hoc Budget Work Group meeting and it was agreed that Town Administration would review the SWEF deficit. Assistant Town Manager Malachy Rice presented an overview on the SWEF structural deficit, including its causes and the history of General Fund subsidies to the SWEF. Mr. Rice concluded his presentation by noting that in the 1990s Nantucket’s landfill was one of the worst landfills in the state, but is currently being held up as a model landfill with the highest recycling rate in the nation. Ms. Gibson said the Town is trying to increase the transparency regarding the budget process and gave a FY 2011 budget development update, noting the Board will be holding a public hearing regarding the FY 2011 budget on Monday, 4 January 2010. Mr. Atherton said he feels the SWEF deficit should be paid through the General Fund tax base and budgeted, and moved that “the development of the FY 2011 budget should proceed consistent with the policy that the costs of the municipal-waste and recycling services provided at the Town’s landfill be included in the General Fund”; Mr. Reinhard seconded. A discussion on the motion followed. Ms. Roggeveen said she feels the motion is premature at this time and wonders if the SWEF should be a line item in an override. Chairman Kopko said he feels the landfill operation is an essential service, as essential as police and fire, and it makes sense to make it a part of the General Fund budget. School Committee Vice Chairman Melissa Murphy said the School Committee is dedicated to solving the school’s municipal budget deficit, and that she does not understand the purpose of Mr. Atherton’s motion. Mr. Atherton said the discussion accomplished what the motion intended, and withdrew his motion. The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:11 PM. Approved the 6th day of January, 2010.