Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting date:
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Board of Selectmen Present: David Lindsay
December 13, 2012 Stanley Wysocki
Lawrence Delaney
Don Lowe, Town Administrator
Linda L. Day, Town Secretary
The Board of Selectmen met at the Town Hall at 7:00 p.m.
MINUTES
On a motion made by Wysocki and seconded by Delaney, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve the minutes of November 1st and 29th, 2012. (Lindsay – yes, Delaney –yes, Wysocki –yes)
BANNER REQUEST
Dr. Amparo David met with the Board of Selectmen to request permission for a temporary banner announcing the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Gala Event being sponsored by the Lion’s Club to benefit the Infant Center at the Perkins School for the Blind. The banner is 12 feet wide by 6 feet high and will be hung on the Bolton Lion’s Club trailer to be parked behind the stonewall on the property located at 563 Main Street until February 9, 2013. Mr. Lindsay supported the banner, but believed that the length of time it was scheduled to be displayed was too long.
On a motion made by Delaney and seconded by Wysocki, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve the request. (Lindsay – abstained, Wysocki – approved, Delaney – approved)
SWANTON, CHAPTER 61B
Mr. Kenneth Swanton met with the Board of Selectmen to request that .16 acres, which is a portion of a lot located at 283 Ballville Road and shown on Map 3A-55, be released from Chapter 61B.
The Board of Assessors, Planning Board and Conservation Commission provided notification to the Board of Selectmen stating that they did not recommend that the Town exercise its right of first refusal.
On a motion made by Wysocki and seconded by Delaney, the Board of Selectmen voted not to exercise the right of first refusal for the above mentioned property owned by Mr. Kenneth Swanton. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney – yes)
SMITH PROPERTY
Present: Richard Heaton, Rob Held and Robert Roemer, Conservation Trust
Mr. Held stated that the Conservation Trust, a charitable volunteer organization purchased the Smith Property about a year ago to turn it into a positive asset for the town. The Trust provided the Board of Selectmen with a plan for the development of the property. The engineering has been completed and they are on a path to clean up the contamination on the site. They hope to have a project launched and running by the end of 2013. Mr. Held stated that they are working solely for the good of the town, but at the same time need to leave the Conservation Trust financially whole.
The Conservation Trust requested the Board of Selectmen’s support of their efforts to determine the best use of the Smith property and that a placeholder be kept for a cottage overlay district article on the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting in 2013.
Mr. Lowe reminded the Conservation Trust that all public hearings related to articles on the ATM warrant must be held by February 14, 2013.
On a motion made by Lindsay and seconded by Wysocki, the Board of Selectmen voted to support the efforts of the Conservation Trust to find the best possible use for the Smith property consistent with financial viability for the Conservation Trust, and to encourage all town departments, boards and committees to work with the Conservation Trust and its Steering Committee on the process. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki –yes, Delaney – yes) Mr. Lowe will draft a letter to be sent to all town departments, boards and committees informing them of the Conservation Trusts efforts and asking for their cooperation.
VILLAGE OVERLAY WORKING COMMITTEE
Mr. Jonathan Keep, Chairman of the Planning Board met with the Board of Selectmen to discuss the appointment of the Village Overlay Working Committee to continue the efforts of developing a Village Overlay District bylaw. Twelve people have expressed an interest on serving on the Committee.
On a motion made by Lindsay and seconded by Delaney, the Board of Selectmen voted to appoint Jonathan Keep, Chairman, and Mark Duggan, Erik Neyland, Cia Boynton, Eileen Griffin Wright, Ken Troup, Lynda King, Stephen Schneider and Ken Zito as members of the new committee. Stan Wysocki, Selectman and Brad Cote, Advisory Committee member will serve as liaisons. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney – yes)
The committee will develop a mission statement to be reviewed and approved by the Board of Selectmen.
TOWN ADMINSTRATOR REPORT
Update on Sipowicz Order: Mike Sauvageau, Building Inspector and Susan Latham, Animal Control Officer will conduct an inspection on Saturday, December 15, 2012 as a follow up to the inspection and recommendation made previously by Ms. Latham that a bar be installed closer to the ground to prevent the dog from digging out.
Gift of Land: On a motion made by Delaney and seconded by Wysocki, the Board of Selectmen voted to accept a gift of land from Old Farm Road Realty Trust, Mark Rhodes Trustee. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney – yes)
The parcel is shown as Parcel U on the Assessors Map and is adjacent to the Fyfeshire Conservation Area and the trail along the rear of the Nicewicz’s APR land.
SELECTMEN BUSINESS
Finance Team: Mr. Delaney stated that during review of the tax recap information he was made aware of the Finance Team which included the Town Administrator, Accountant, Treasurer, Tax Collector, Assessor, Town Secretary, Town Clerk and a member of the Advisory Committee and Board of Selectmen.
It was Mr. Delaney’s recommendation that when the Board of Selectmen re-organizes each year the membership on the Finance Team should also be discussed and possibly rotated. After further discussion, on a motion made by Wysocki and seconded by Lindsay, the Board of Selectmen voted to appoint Mr. Delaney as the liaison to the Finance Team until the Board re-organizes following the May 13 town election. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki –yes, Delaney – yes)
Syncarpha Tax Agreement: Mr. Lowe notified the Board that, based on revisions made to the ANR plan for the solar energy facility at 125 Still River Road, the Syncarpha tax agreement will need to be revised and re-executed.
Emergency Management Co-Director: The Board of Selectmen agreed that the unified command structure for emergency response during Hurricane Sandy worked well. The Board of Selectmen agreed to put the appointment of a Co-Director on hold and will address the subject at a later date if a problem arises.
Liquor licenses: On a motion made by Wysocki and seconded by Delaney, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve the following liquor licenses contingent on receiving the appropriate paperwork. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki - yes, Delaney – yes)
Great Brook Farms, General On Premise - Wine & Malt;
Nashoba Valley Winery, Restaurant – Wine & Malt;
Twin Springs Golf Course, General On Premise – Wine & Malt;
International Golf Course, Club – All Alcoholic;
Roadhouse Restaurant, Restaurant – All Alcoholic;
Pennacook, Inc. /Firewater and Wine, Package Store – All Alcoholic; and
Country Cupboard, Package Store – All Alcohol
Common Victualer’s Licenses: On a motion made by Delaney and seconded by Wysocki, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve the following common victualers contingent on receiving the appropriate paperwork. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney – yes)
Classic Pizza III, 1076 Main Street; Country Cupboard, 476 Main Street; Bolton Orchards, Route 117; Bolton Springs Farm, 159 Main Street; Firewater and Wine, 25 Forbush Mill Road; Nashoba Valley Winery, 92 Wattaquadock Hill Road; Bolton House of Pizza, 626 Main Street; Colonial Candies, 47 Sugar Road; The International, 159 Ballville Road; Slater’s, 356 Main Street; Roadhouse, 544 Wattaquadock Hill Road;
Twin Springs, 295 Wilder Road.
On a motion made by Delaney and seconded by Wysocki, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve the antique license for Odd and Olde Antiques, 725 Main Street contingent on receiving the appropriate paperwork. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney – yes)
Mr. Delaney informed the Board of Selectmen, that at his suggestion, the language on the antique license was revised to reflect the new “Bolton Code” rather than the old “Zoning Bylaws”.
On a motion made by Delaney and seconded by Wysocki, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve the Class II license for Beetle Bug III, 333 Central Street, Hudson, MA contingent on receiving the appropriate paperwork. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney – yes)
Lease Agreement between the Town of Bolton and the Bolton Senior Housing Corporation: At the previous Board of Selectmen’s meeting the lease between the Town of Bolton and the Bolton Senior Housing Corporation was reviewed and it was noted that a new paragraph “6.3 - No Religious or Political Use of Leased Premises” had been added to the lease regarding the prohibition of any political activities and that the exhibit of the leased premises was not attached as indicated. Mr. Lowe spoke with Mr. Teixeira who indicated the new language was added for all of their properties and that he would provide the Board with the referenced exhibit of the leased premises.
Mr. Delaney suggested that additional language be added to the new paragraph stating “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, information sessions may be conducted in the community room by Bolton Town officials and by candidates for Bolton Town office and may be recorded by Bolton Access Television.”
No action was taken on the lease until the language has been agreed upon and the referenced exhibit of the leased premises has been received.
NET/Verizon Hearing – Wattaquadock Hill Road: The Board of Selectmen executed the documentation approving the placement of one new pole on the northerly side line approximately 160 feet west of the existing Pole 95 on Wattaquadock Hill Road as voted at their meeting on August 18, 2011.
Capital Planning Committee: Mr. Lowe informed the Board of Selectmen that he met with the Capital Planning Committee to discuss the FY14 budget process and how to improve on the process for the upcoming year. Currently the Capital Planning Committee has three members and they are seeking volunteers to serve on the Committee and possibly lower the membership from six to five so that three members would constitute a quorum.
On a motion made by Wysocki and seconded by Delaney, the Board of Selectmen voted to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. (Lindsay – yes, Wysocki – yes, Delaney - yes)
Respectfully submitted by Linda L. Day