MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 9, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Selectmen’s Agenda/Minutes
April 9, 2012
Guests: Orleans County Sheriff Kirk Martin, Zoning Administrator Steve Matson
1. Minutes to meeting of March 26, 2012 to review and approve.
Motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of March 26, 2012 made and seconded; the minutes were approved.
1a. The Sheriff presented the annual contract for the select board to approve and sign.
The contract was for the appropriate amount with only one stipulation: if the price of gasoline goes above $4.50, he will return to re-negotiate.
2. Open Meeting Law-Email-Flood Plan, (requested by Allan Wooley)
This was the continuation of an email exchange. It was decided to postpone discussion of the first two items until Larry Labor attends the SB Institute on April 28, and discussion of the Flood Plan was wrapped into the next item.
3. Review Flood Plan documents, (requested by Larry Labor)
This discussion included Steve Matson who explained that the Planning Commission had had a presentation from FEMA as part of the 2004 renewal of the Town Plan and had decided at that time that it was not to the town’s advantage to establish Flood Bylaws. At this point we will lose $30,000 in federal and/or state funds for sure and maybe more if we do not institute an approved Flood Plan. The SB discussed the differences between Models 2 and 5. Model 5 is the plan that DEC has recommended for us. The chair will call Ned Swanberg of DEC to try to set up a meeting for April 23. If he is successful Steve Matson or Allan Wooley will invite the members of the Planning Commission and Steve Massicotte, the representative to the Planning Commission from the Lake Association.
4. Lund Property re: Steve Matson. (request by Larry Labor.)
After discussion with Steve Matson, Larry Labor concluded that he would tour the Lund property, the Driver property, and possibly others to take pictures before writing each a letter about infractions of the Junk Yard Ordinance.
5. Add Select Board Web site rules/management.
It was decided to add to the SB rules of procedure a statement that the website was not an official document, but that the official documents (for the copies of minutes of the SB minutes, property maps, etc. posted there) were kept in the Town Office in the custody of the appropriate official.
6. 2011 Bridge Inspection Summary Reports to be completed, signed and returned to State of Vermont. (in particular the bridge on Blake Road, TH 15)
Read and signed, with instructions to the Clerk to hand a copy on to the Road Commissioner, Shawn Austin, before returning to the State.
7. Letter from Lister’s office requesting a continuance hearing for Charles R. Nicols & Candace Moot Vs. Town of Morgan. (See attached) Lister will be unable to attend this meeting unless the Select Board can represent the Town at the hearing requested on May 24, 2012.
Approved and signed to defer the date of the hearing.
8. Return fax notice from Bob Chimileski noting that it would be a conflict of Interest for him to give an opinion to this matter for he and Bill Hatton are friends and clients. He suggest John Monette.
Read, received, and passed to the Clerk to forward to John Monette.
9. Invoice from May & Davies re: Snyder & Plum Creek.
Read, received, approved for payment at $405.00 and filed.
10. Act 250 Notice Minor Application re: Michael Snyder. Copies were mailed to James Jordan on April 4, 2012.
Read, received, and filed.
11. Copies of the fully executed standard subgrant agreement, the approval Project worksheets for the flooding event of August 27-Sept 2 2011 and copy of receipt of payment wired to checking account in the amount of $1,395.20.
Read, reviewed, and sent to the Road Commisssioner, Shawn Austin
12. Model Inundation Hazard Regs. From Ned Swanburg.
Already dealt with under item #3.
13. From Allan Wooley a copy of Regulating Land Use Inundation Hazard Area- Model 5.
Already dealt with under item #3.
14. Request from Allan Wooley, Ilene Douglas, and TammyLee Morin and anyone else who would like to attend on the BCA. I have sent copies to all BCA member. (Beverly May cannot make it).
The SB asks the Clerk to enroll all who are willing to go.
15. Advertisement from Fairbanks Mill for bridge and Culvert repairs.
Read and reviewed; the Clerk is asked to send it to Shawn Austin.
16. Orders #20C $1,410.00 to Russel Graphics. This a new check, voided last one see attached.
Noticed it was in the wrong amount.
So noted.
17. Orders #21 Accounts payable-$ 16,857.30 Payroll-$ 2,258.52. To review, approve and sign.
Reviewed and signed.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 PM
Resp. submitted, Allan Wooley, clerk of SB