Change Summary

On Sep 05, 2019 3:01 PM EDT Brendhan Zubricki changed a meeting of Board of Selectmen as follows:

So that the meeting notice now reads:

Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday Sep 09, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

Town:Essex, MA 
Board:Board of Selectmen
Time:Monday September 09, 2019 7:00 PM EDT
Location:Town Hall - Stage Conference Room (2nd Floor)
Agenda:
Selectmen’s Meeting								September 9, 2019
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area, 30 Martin Street

AGENDA

6:00 p.m.	Public Comment.

6:04 p.m.	Town Clerk to witness signature of property deed and grant contract.

6:05 p.m.	Chief Francis and:  a) Robert Wheway relative to Officer Wheway’s potential promotion to the position of Full-Time Patrolman (from Part-Time Patrolman);  b) Michael Harrell relative to Officer Harrell’s potential promotion to the position of Part-Time Patrolman (from Special Police Officer).  Chief Francis to discuss general operations questions with the Board.

7:15 p.m.	Finance Committee, to discuss funding for proposed public safety facility.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period August 24th, 2019 through September 6th, 2019, regarding the following:  

•	Periodic Review of Summer Camp Contract with YMCA
•	Preliminary Draft of Downtown Line Striping and Wayfinding Plans
•	State Funding for a Portion of Town’s Public Safety Building Costs
•	Presentation and Motion for Special Town Meeting Article
•	Review of Preliminary Draft of Fall Town Meeting Warrant
•	Possible Acquisition of Easements Over Private Property for Marsh Ditch Work
•	Green Community Grant Award

OTHER BUSINESS:
	Approve the weekly warrant in the amount of $.
	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s August 26, 2019, Open Meeting and Executive Session.
	Discussion concerning automated collection of boat launching fees on weekdays for non-residents, and whether the existing fee should be changed.
	Consider a request from Nichole Collens to rent Centennial Grove on Sunday, September 15, 2019, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m.
	Consider the signature of a successor license from the owner of the village Restaurant to allow the public to pass over that property on foot to and from the Town’s municipal parking facility.
	Consider the signature of a new license from the Town to the owner of the Village Restaurant for the use of a small portion of Town property underlying several parking spaces in the Village Restaurant parking lot.
	Consider amending the Essex Shellfish Regulations by clarifying a portion of Section D-1.5 with respect to Sunday digging after prolonged closures for commercial license holders versus family license holders. 
	Further discussion concerning abutter’s claim that a portion of the Senior Center handicapped parking is on abutting private property.
	Ratify letter signed by Selectman Phippen explaining past green crab trapping grant funding to be offered as a match to a Super Storm Sandy II grant application to be submitted by Dr. Alyssa Novak.
	Consider approving a successor contract between the Town, through its Board of Assessors, and Florence P. Denhard, for continuing title research with respect to location and owner unknown tax parcels.
	Review correspondence from resident relative to speed limits, crosswalks, sidewalks, lighting, and overall safety in Town, either at the present meeting or at some future meeting.
	Conomo Point Matters:
•	Sign release deed for the sale of Town-owned property at 0 Cogswell Road, Map 110, Lot 38, to Laura Collins, Page N. Darrow, William A. Liberti, and 98 Conomo Point LLC.
•	Vote to approve the subdivision of the Town-owned property at 0 Cogswell Road, Map 110, Lot 38 by its soon-to-be owners (see names above), to occur after closing on the purchase of the property from the Town.
•	Vote to approve a transfer of lease for 11 Conomo Point Lane, Map 108, Lot 25, from Stephen & Margaret Hartley to Scott E. Reed and Nancy J. Cohen.
•	Status of offers to purchase the Town’s vacant lot at 0 Sumac Drive, Map 110, Lot 7.
•	Vote to approve a request to sublet 130 Conomo Point Road, Map 108, Lot 65, for the month of September.
•	Vote to approve a request to sublet 126 Conomo Point Road, Map 108, Lot 6, for September 5-6 and 9-13, 2019.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

LICENSING:

One-Day Wine & Malt License:
•	Susan Parker, Manager, for use on Saturday, September 14, 2019, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., within the confines of the barn and adjacent tent at Bothways Farm, 134 Southern Avenue.

One-Day Wine & Malt License ratification:
•	Woodman’s Inc., Steve Woodman, for use on Monday, September 9, 2019, between the hours of 3:00 and 7:00 p.m., within the confines of Woodman’s Grass in Front of the Essex Room at 125 Main Street.

Annual, Non-Resident Shellfish License
•	Cara Bevilacqua:  application for Annual, Non-Resident Recreational Shellfish License, includes a request to waive the application filing deadline.
	

REMINDERS:
•	There will be a joint meeting of the Town Building Committee and the Board of Selectmen on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, in the Town Hall Auditorium, starting at 7:00 p.m.
•	There will be a Public Forum concerning the proposed public safety building on Thursday, September 12, 2019, in the Town Hall Auditorium, starting at 7:00 p.m.
•	There will be a Public Outreach Meeting hosted by BB Botanics, the proponent for a retail marijuana shop in Essex on Monday, September 16, 2019, in the Town Hall Auditorium, starting at 6:00 p.m.  The Essex Housing Coalition meets in the second-floor conference room at 7:00 p.m. that same evening.
•	There will be a Public Forum concerning the proposed public safety building on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in the Town Hall Auditorium, starting at 7:00 p.m.  The Economic Development Committee meets in the second-floor conference room at 7:00 p.m. that same evening.
•	The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, September 23, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room at the Essex Elementary School. 
•	There will be a Special Town Meeting held in the gymnasium at the Essex Elementary School on Story Street on Monday, September 23, 2019, starting at 7:30 p.m.
•	The Fall Town Meeting will be held in the gymnasium at the Essex Elementary School on Story Street on Monday, November 18, 2019, starting at 7:30 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:  
•	Discussion of pending litigation concerning the City of Gloucester vs. the Town of Essex, Superior Court C.A. No. 17-310C.
Scheduled By:Brendhan Zubricki
Posted At:Sep 05, 2019 12:37 PM EDT
Last Modified:Sep 05, 2019 3:01 PM EDT