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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLight Comm Minutes 4/6/1987BOARD OF LIGHT COMMISSIONERS AGENDA APRIL 6, 1987 1. 7:30 P.M. Meeting called to Order 2. Planning Board 3. Old Business - Manager - Move to Creeden Street - Commissioners 4. New Business - Manager 5. Adjournment - Commissioners - Legislative Activities Board of Light Commissioners Minutes of Meeting April 6, 1987 Present: Chairman Mahana, Commissioners McNair, Harrington, Dunn. Commissioner D'Onofrio was not present this evening. 7:30 Meeting called to order. Planning Board- Proposed Zoning By -Law Amendment William Madden of the Planning Board was present to discuss an article for the Special Town Meeting, which would amend the Zoning By -Law in the Town Zoning Map. To have a special permit requirement for existing properties in the downtown business zone, that have frontage on N. Main Street, and do not have an existing or proposed commercial use on the first floor. Motion: That the Article be included as submitted by the Planning Board for the Special Town Meeting. Dunn /Harrington VOTED: 4 -0 Old Business - Manager Move to Creeden Street - Commissioner Dunn excused himself for this discussion. Light Dept. Manager presented Commissioners with a floor plan and summary of costs for the Electric Departments move to Creeden Street. Discussion involved length of lease and monthly rent. Manager stated that the lease was for one year, with an option for 2 years and monthly rent was $1,150. plus $166.00 for taxes per month. Commissioner Mahana expressed concern over parking and was told by the Manager that arrangements are being made to pave front of property, by owner, and that there will be ample parking for about 5 cars. Old Business- Commissioners Mr. Dunn returned to the meeting. Commissioner Harrington noted that there should be more attendance at M.M.W.E.C. meetings by the Manager. He also asked for the dates for the meeting at Newport. New Business - Manager The Light Dept. Manager did not have any new business this evening. New Business - Commissioners Commissioner Harrington asked the Manager about overtime and was informed that all scheduled overtime was approved in advance by the Manager. There was a short discussion regarding telephone poles and wires on East St. to the town line. The Light Dept. Manager spoke briefly about Seabrook interest being sold, although there was no price. Board of Light Commissioners Minutes of Meeting April 6, 1987 Page 2 Board of Selectmen Business The Board had 9 -10 Articles for the Special Town Meeting within the Annual Town Meetingto be approved. Only 6 were approved at the April 1, Selectmens Meeting. The following votes were taken by the board: Motion: To rescind decisions on Articles voted 4/1/87. Five Articles voted 5 -0 and one Article voted 3 -2. Harrington /Dunn Voted 3 -1 McNair opposed. Motion: To transfer various amounts between appropriations and or transfer an amount from available funds to the reserve fund for extra ordinary unforseen expenditures. Harrington /McNair Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By -Law and to amend the Town Zoning Map to the extent necessary to create a special permit requirement for those existing properties in the Downtown Business Zone which have frontage of North Main Street and which do not have an existing or proposed commercial use on the first floor. Dunn /.Harrington Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 42G, 42H and 421 authorizing the Water Commissioners (Board of Selectmen) to levy special assessments to meet the cost incurred for laying pipes for the distribution of water, or take any action in relation thereto. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E, allowing the Town when making an appropriation for the ordinary operating costs of a specific service to offset said costs by the estimated receipt from fees charged to users of the services, or take any action in relation thereto. Harrington /Dunn Voted 3 -1 MCNair opposed Motion: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 644 of the Acts of 1981, "An Act Authorizing Municipalities to Regulate Parking Areas for the Vehicles of Disabled Veterans or Handicapped Persons' By -law. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or other- wise provide a sum of money to double the present coverage for liability insurance (from $500,000 to $1,000,000) or take any action in relation thereto. Harrington /Dunn VOted 4 -0 i Board of Light Commissioners Minutes of Meeting April 6, 1987 Page 3 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to act on behalf of the Town to exchange property located of Mill STreet described as Lot 38 on Assessor's Map 43, Taking Deed Book 1233, page 463 for land described as Lot 4 and 5 of the Van Gemert Subdivision for the protection of the proposed Mill Street well, or take any action in re- lation thereto. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,900 for the purpose of a diagnostic /feasibility study for the restoration of Sweet's Pond and authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for, receive, and expend without further appropriation the sum of $44,100 from the Commonwealth for said purpose, or take any action thereto. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law as follows with the Downtown Zoning as originally submitted by the Planning Board. Harrington /Dunn Voted 3 -1 McNair opposed Motion: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law Section III K -Water Supply Protection District Subsection lc which prohibits waste materials and waste materials storage in the Water Supply District. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to establish a moratorium on the construction and siting of resource recovery systems which includes but is not limited to the following: trash to energy plants, resource recovery plants, incineration, refuse derived fuel plants (RDF) or pyrolysis, or any other facility which processes trash. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To see if the Town will vote to raise and approprite or other- wise provide a sum of money to pay the following bills from the previous fiscal year. Harrington /Dunn Voted 4 -0 Motion: To close the Special within the Annual Town Meeting. McNair /Harrington Voted 4 -0 There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOURNED at 8:40P.M. Harrington /McNair Voted 4 -0