SELECTBOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting
January 2, 2007
Selectboard’s Office
6:00 p.m.

Present: Clint Shaw and Nancy Allen
Not present: Alf Berry

Others present: Joe Mitko (ADN), Administrative Coordinator Dale Bull

Chair Clint Shaw called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.

1. MINUTES

No minutes were available.

2. DAVENPORT SITE VISIT JANUARY 19, 2007, AT 1:30

The Board confirmed its site visit at the Davenport property on January 19 at 1:30 p.m. to walk the property and look at alternative uses. It was agreed to invite Ellen Anderson, Bob Clark, Dave Davis, Treasurer Dana Robinson, and Mt. Grace. Clint Shaw asked that this matter be added to the January 9 meeting agenda. He also asked that a discussion of an open space committee, its charge, and make up be added to the January 9 meeting agenda.


3. SCHEDULING OF MAY 7 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

Nancy Allen moved to open the May 7, 2007, Special Town Meeting warrant on March 22, 2007, to close on April 6, 2007, at noon. The Special Town Meeting will be held in the Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. Clint Shaw seconded the motion and VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. The warrant will contain articles concerning the Library grant and ADA considerations for the Town Hall and Town Office Building.


4. HARVARD EASEMENT

The Board received a copy of the Harvard easement survey. It was asked that Alf Berry be notified to review the survey before the next meeting in order that action can be taken at that time.


5. PERMITS

Nancy Allen moved to renew the business permit of Arthur Coolidge, Petersham Maple, for a maple sugar business located at 8 Dugway Road. Clint Shaw seconded the motion and VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.

Nancy Allen moved to grant a business permit to Bart Wendell, for a home office in Management Consulting located at 153 East Street. Clint Shaw seconded the motion and VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.

6. CIPC REQUESTS

The Hearse House in Center Cemetery may be added to the CIPC list. Nancy Allen stated she would obtain repair figures for the building. Clint Shaw asked that CIPC be added to next week’s meeting agenda.


7. CORRESPONDENCE

The Board reviewed the following:

Notification of the public hearing on January 16, 2007, for the regional rehab housing grant Notification from MIIA that it will limit dependent coverage to those persons who fall within the Chapter 32B definition of that term. The Heath Care Reform legislation has amended the General Laws to require a broadening of dependent coverage offered by health care providers; however, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance feels that the new definition of ‘dependent’ does not apply to self-insured plans, including municipal self-insured plans.
The Local View, a publication of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, December 2006
Transportation Today, December 2006
Procurement Bulletin, December 2006
STAR email with final report form the Patrick-Murray transition working group on local government and the group’s recommendation that PILOT be fully funded


8. OTHER BUSINESS

Nancy Allen moved to sign a renewal of the note for the Town in the amount of $400,000 at 4%, payable March 30, 2007. Clint Shaw seconded the motion and VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.

Dale stated that she had contacted Leon Boudreau regarding appraisals of the Town Hall and Town Office Building for the ADA grant. He will be in Town on Monday, January 8 and the cost will be $1,800.00 which as per Shelly Hatch at MRPC, will be paid out of the grant.


As Clint Shaw is the current procurement officer and will not be running for reelection in March, Dale reminded the Board that a new procurement officer will need to be appointed and will need to attend classes.

The Board reviewed the perc test results of parcel 664 on West Road which is now owned by the Town due to tax-title taking. The Soil Suitability Assessment for On-site Sewage Disposal stated that the site passed the percolation test.

The Board received a Chapter 90 Project Request from Highway Superintendent Norman LaPointe to ‘realign intersection and reclaim road’ (Birch Drive). Nancy Allen moved to sign the request. Clint Shaw did not second the vote and stated that prior to signing this request, he is asking for additional information on this project. Questions to be addressed are: Exactly what does ‘reclaiming’ mean? Does this involve any paving, and if so, how much? Dale will forward the questions to Norman LaPointe.

Clint Shaw stated that he had been contacted by the Petersham Memorial Library Board of Trustees regarding the grant the Library is seeking for architectural design and the Special Town Meeting vote required. Although the Library is not a Town building, the grant specifies that the Town will be responsible for the funds. After discussion, Nancy Allen moved that the Library Trustees will be in charge of the grant, but that grant funds will be deposited into a grant account set up by the Accountant. All invoices will need to be signed by persons designated by the Library and passed to the Accountant for payment by the Treasurer. This information will be signed off by the Selectboard through the bill warrant. Clint Shaw seconded the motion and VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.

9. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, Alf Berry moved to adjourn and Nancy Allen seconded the motion. The Board VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Nancy S. Allen, Clerk