Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday December 02, 2019 6:00 PM EST

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Town:Essex, MA 
Board:Board of Selectmen
Time:Monday December 02, 2019 6:00 PM EST
Location:Town Hall - Stage Conference Room (2nd Floor)
30 Martin Street, Essex, MA 01929
Agenda:
Selectmen’s Meeting								December 2, 2019
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area, 30 Martin Street

AGENDA

6:00 p.m.	Public Comment.

6:05 p.m.	Dawn Burnham, Chairman of Bicentennial Committee, to speak about wrapping 
up the Town’s bicentennial year celebration and retrospective thereon.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period November 16th, 2019 through November 29th, 2019, regarding the following:  
•	Essex Economic Development Committee Business Roundtable Breakfast
•	Public Safety Facility Construction Project Update
•	Street Light LED Conversion Project Update
•	Preliminary Draft of Capital Budget Plan Update
•	Discussion Relative to Outdoor Entertainment Application/Policy
•	Preliminary List of Possible Topics for 2020 Annual Town Meeting
•	Implementation of Municipal Collaboration Recommendations

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 11/21/2019warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Jim McNeilly	McNeilly EMS	11/13/2019	$    145.00	Fire 

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s November 18, 2019, Open Meeting and Executive Session.
	Vote to purchase and equip a cruiser for the Police Department.
	Ratify the Chairman’s signature of the Fire Department’s 2019 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grant application.
	Further discussion relative to the final scope of work for the downtown line striping and signage project.
	Consider a request by the Library for a crosswalk with a light by the library entrance of the Town Hall.
	Discussion concerning automated collection of boat launching fees on weekdays for non-residents, and whether the existing fee should be changed.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

LICENSING:
Request to Close for Cleaning & Repairs:
•	Consider a request from the Cape Ann Golf Club to close the Fairway Pub from December 15, 2019 to March 15, 2020 for cleaning and general maintenance.
•	Consider a request from the Riversbend to close in November, 2019 through April, 2020 for cleaning and repairs.

One-Day Wine and Malt License Application
•	Sea Meadow Gifts, 7 Main Street, December 10, 2019, 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

All Alcoholic Beverage Restaurant License Renewals:
•	Mark Audette, Aztec LLC, d/b/a Village Restaurant, 55 Main Street
•	Allen W. Matthews, Blue Marlin Grille, Inc., 63 Eastern Avenue
•	Bradley Atkinson, BN Farm LLC, d/b/a The Farm, 233 Western Avenue
•	James N. Stavros, Cape Ann Golf Course Corp., d/b/a Fairway Pub, 99 John Wise Avenue
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street
•	Corey Matthews, MRG, Inc., d/b/a The Boathouse, 234 John Wise Avenue
•	Curt Bergeron, Riversbend at Essex Marina, LLC, d/b/a Riversbend, 35 Dodge Street
	Wine & Malt Beverage Package Store License Renewals:
•	Abdessamad Madkour, Energy North, Inc., d/b/a Energy Liquors, 156 Main Street
	Antiques License Renewals:
•	Edwin M. & Laura Howard, Howard’s Flying Dragon Antiques, 136 Main Street
Automatic Amusement License Renewals (2):
•	James N. Stavros, Cape Ann Golf Course Corp., d/b/a Fairway Pub, 99 John Wise Avenue
Class II License Renewals:
•	Charles F. Coles, Jr. & Mark Gallagher, Dynamic Auto Brokers, 147 Eastern Avenue
•	Michael Crowley, Gaybrook Garage, 152 Western Avenue
Common Victualler License for 2019:
•	Joshua Silverstein, RDS Restaurant Group, d/b/a The Mill, 121 Eastern Avenue
Common Victualler License Renewals:
•	Mark Audette, Aztec LLC, d/b/a Village Restaurant, 55 Main Street
•	Allen W. Matthews, Blue Marlin Grille, Inc., 63 Eastern Avenue
•	Bradley Atkinson, BN Farm LLC, d/b/a The Farm, 233 Western Avenue
•	James N. Stavros, Cape Ann Golf Course Corp., d/b/a Fairway Pub, 99 John Wise Avenue
•	Abdessamad Madkour, Energy North, Inc., d/b/a Energy Liquors, 156 Main Street
•	Adrian Wilkins, Essex Meeting & Retreat Center, LLC, 1 Conomo Point Road
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street
•	Roy Serpa, MAIA LLC, d/b/a Dunkin Donuts, 125 Main Street
•	Corey Matthews, MRG, Inc., d/b/a The Boathouse, 234 John Wise Avenue
•	Curt Bergeron, Riversbend at Essex Marina, LLC, d/b/a Riversbend, 35 Dodge Street
	
Innholder’s License Renewal:
•	Adrian Wilkins, Essex Meeting & Retreat Center, LLC, 1 Conomo Point Road
	Sunday Entertainment License Renewal:
•	Bradley Atkinson, BN Farm LLC, d/b/a The Farm Bar and Grille, 233 Western Avenue
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street
	Weekday Entertainment License Renewal:
•	Allen W. Matthews, Blue Marlin Grille, Inc., 63 Eastern Avenue
•	Bradley Atkinson, BN Farm LLC, d/b/a The Farm, 233 Western Avenue
•	James N. Stavros, Cape Ann Golf Course Corp., d/b/a Fairway Pub, 99 John Wise Avenue
•	Patrick Shea, Hog Island Inc., d/b/a C.K. Pearl, 112 Main Street
•	Curt Bergeron, Riversbend at Essex Marina, LLC, d/b/a Riversbend, 35 Dodge Street

REMINDERS:
•	The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, December 16, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor Stage Conference area of the Town Hall on Martin Street.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:  None.
Scheduled By:Brendhan Zubricki
Posted At:Nov 26, 2019 1:03 PM EST
Last Modified:Dec 19, 2019 7:45 AM EST
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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