Change Summary

On Jan 19, 2017 12:06 PM EST Pam Witham changed a meeting of Board of Selectmen as follows:

So that the meeting notice now reads:

Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday Jan 23, 2017 7:00 PM EST

Town:Essex, MA 
Board:Board of Selectmen
Time:Monday January 23, 2017 7:00 PM EST
Location:Essex Senior Center - Second Floor
Agenda:
Selectmen’s Meeting								January 23, 2017
Senior Center



AGENDA

7:00 p.m.	Public Comment.

7:01 p.m.	Chris LaPointe, the Director of Land Conservation for Essex County Greenbelt, to discuss signature of conservation restriction documents for the Sagamore Hill Project:  1. Conservation Restriction from Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. to the Town of Essex and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, 0 Choate Street, 0 Choate Street Rear, 0 Belcher Street; and, 2. Conservation Restriction from Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. to the Hamilton Wenham Open Land Trust, Inc., 0 Belcher Street.

7:05 p.m.	Essex Housing Authority to discuss candidate(s) to fill the vacant seat on the EHA, and also discussion regarding appointment of a tenant representative on the EHA.

7:15 p.m.	Bill Nolan to continue a discussion regarding proposed replacement of a structure at 111 Conomo Point Road.

8:00 p.m.	Department Head Quarterly Meeting

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period January 7th through January 20th, 2017, regarding the following:  
•	Additional Work, Engineering Options for Police/Fire Building Siting
•	Contract for Asbestos Abatement, 4-8 Conomo Lane
•	Northern Conomo Point Improvement Project Specifications
•	Choice of Lighting System for Town Hall Clock Faces
•	Negotiation of Successor Cable Television Franchise Agreement
•	Review of Preliminary Draft Annual Town Meeting Warrant

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 1/12/17 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BIL
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	    $614.22	Council on Aging
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	      $42.00	Shellfish
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	    $504.60	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 1/19/17 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	 $1,893.34	Fire
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	 $4.587.09 	Highway
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	 $3,000.00	Snow & Ice
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	    $138.27	Water
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberles	12/24/16	    $138.55	Wastewater

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s January 9, 2017, Open Meeting.
	Vote to accept the resignation of Scottie Robinson from the Finance Committee.
	Vote to appoint Rob Fitzgibbon to the Finance Committee.
	Final approval of Calendar Year 2017 Goals for Chief of Police.
	Vote to approve and sign letters to the Democratic Committee and the Republican Committee requesting a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Town’s Board of Registrars.
	Consider a request to appoint Hayes Demeule to the volunteer position of Assistant Animal Control Officer for the remainder of this fiscal year.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

Clamming Permits:
	Senior:
•	Charles A. McNeil
	Student:
•	Troy Ciarametaro
	Non-Resident Recreational:
•	Scott Perkins, Cape Neddick, sponsored by Charles McNeil
•	Colby Thomassen, West Newbury, sponsored by Joshua Devos

Executive Session Expected:  
	Discussion of pending litigation concerning the case of the Town of Essex v. William Allen, Essex Superior Court C.A. Nos. ESCV2002-00352, ESCV2006-00313, and ESCV2007-02096.
	Conduct strategy session in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel.

REMINDER:  The Selectmen will attend the final FY2018 MERSD Budget meeting at the Essex Elementary School on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, starting at 7:00 p.m.

REMINDER:  The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Senior Center, 17 Pickering Street.
Scheduled By:Pam Witham
Posted At:Jan 19, 2017 9:44 AM EST
Last Modified:Feb 21, 2017 2:59 PM EST