Information for Meeting of Board of Selectmen
Monday May 18, 2020 6:00 PM EDT

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Town:Essex, MA 
Board:Board of Selectmen
Time:Monday May 18, 2020 6:00 PM EDT
Location:Town Hall - Stage Conference Room (2nd Floor)
30 Martin Street, Essex, MA 01929
Agenda:
Selectmen’s Meeting								May 18, 2020
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area, 30 Martin Street

Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the town’s website, at www.essexma.org. For this meeting, members of the public who wish to listen to the meeting may do so via Conference Call.  No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the town’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. The call-in number will be: 717-275-8940. The access code is: 8378315. Please mute your phones. If you do not have a mute button, press *6 (star 6) to mute and unmute from a landline phone.

AGENDA – OPEN SESSION
6:00 p.m.	Public Comment. Please email comments to Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki:  bzubricki@essexma.org  Your comments will be read from time to time throughout the meeting. If your comment relates to an agenda item, please note that in the email subject line.

6:30 p.m.	Public Hearing – Possible Modification, Suspension, or Revocation of Used Car Dealer’s License – Class II – Dynamic Auto Brokers, 147 Eastern Avenue.

Brendhan Zubricki:  Presentation of his Town Administrator’s Report for the period May 2, 2020 through May 15, 2020, regarding the following:  
•	Review of Marijuana Retail and Cultivation Host Community Agreements
•	Status of Essex Economic Development Plan
•	Public Safety Building Construction Project Update
•	Change Order:  Replacement of Public Safety Building Oil/Water Separator
•	Change Order: Public Safety Building Painting of Ceilings Credit
•	Third-Party Ambulance Billing Agreement Renewal
•	Possible Further Postponement of Annual Town Meeting and/or Election
•	Finalization of Annual Town Meeting Motions
•	Possible Revision to School Lease Automatic Extension Language
•	Successor License for the Use of Paglia Park
•	New Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Grant Application
•	COVID-19 Local Response Update

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 05-07-2020 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Ramie Reader	Reader Electric	04/14/2020	$     775.00	Fire

	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 05-14-2020 warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of said Section.
NAME	VENDOR	DATE	AMOUNT	DEPT’S BILL
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	04/24/2020	$    845.34	Police
Ernie Nieberle	Nieberle’s	04/24/2020	$    143.54	Fire

	Approve the minutes for the Selectmen’s May 4, 2020, Open Meeting.
	Consider the granting of an easement for a new utility pole to serve the new public safety building at 11 John Wise Avenue.
	Consider changing the polling location for the June 22, 2020 Annual Town Election, including changing and reposting the Election Warrant.
	Consider a solution for public launching and parking for those holding seasonal, non-resident shellfish permits issued on or before May 4, 2020.
	Items that could not be reasonably anticipated by the Open Meeting Law posting deadline.

LICENSING:
	One-Day Entertainment License:
	Riversbend, Curt Bergeron, for use on Saturday, September 19, 2020, between the hours of 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. within the confines of the tented area at 35 Dodge Street.
One-Day Wine & Malt License:
	Riversbend, Curt Bergeron, for use on Saturday, September 19, 2020, between the hours of 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. within the confines of the tented area at 35 Dodge Street.
Senior Shellfish Permit:
•	Brian Ball
REMINDERS:
	The Town Hall will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020, in observance of Memorial Day.
	The next regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting will take place on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Stage Conference Area of the Town Hall, 30 Martin Street.
	The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, June 15, 2020, in the Essex Elementary School gymnasium, starting at 7:30 p.m.
	The Town’s election will be held on Monday, June 22, 2020.

AGENDA – EXECUTIVE SESSION - None.
Scheduled By:Pam Witham
Posted At:May 14, 2020 10:25 AM EDT
Last Modified:Jun 02, 2020 7:50 AM EDT
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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