MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 14, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Select Board Draft Agenda/Minutes
07-14-14
The meeting was called to order at 5:58 p.m.
Present: Larry Labor, Chair; Robert Guyer, Thomas Bonneville, and TammyLee
Morin, Clerk to the Board.
Others present: Zoning Officer Steven Matson.
Steve Matson will be attending the meeting in regards to a Junk Yard
complaint on 4 Wheel Drive road.
Minutes to Meeting of June 23, 2014 to review and approve.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as written.
Steve Matson re: Junk Yard complaint.
Steve Matson explained that the complaint from Kevin Fries has been ongoing
problem for the last few years on the neighboring property of Robert Lund, it
being a junk yard, and that nothing has been done about it. Mr. Fries is
very upset and would finally like to have something done about this.
The Board did send a registered letter to Mr. Lund on April 24th 2012,
stating that the property located at 329 Four Wheel Drive Road, was not in
compliance with Morgan’s ordinance for regulating “Outdoor storage of junk
and junk vehicles, and that it had a negative effect on the abutting property
land values.
Since then there has been nothing done or said about the problem. Zoning
Officer, Steve Matson said he would address the situation himself and get
back to the board as to the outcome. If the problem persists it will be up
to the Select Board to pursue.
A motion was made and seconded to accept Mr. Matson’s offer to try to take
care of the problem.
Better Back Yard Grant to be signed by Chair of the Board and mailed out.
Larry Labor explained that Mr. Theron Matthews (Secretary of Transportation)
had called him and that there was a deadline for this to be signed. Chair,
Larry Labor went to Derby and signed on July 10th 2014.
Review and e-mail from Karen Knaebel of the state of Vermont re: Contractor
to Implement State Standard Plan Conditionally Selected. (FYI)
Read, reviewed and filed.
A bill from Vermont Electric Cooperative for street light changes to review
and approve to pay.
A motion was made and seconded to approve to pay Vermont Cooperative in the
amount of $ 475.00 for net cost after incentives for street light changes.
Town Clerk has received a request from Roland Besaw to put back the street
light in front of his house and the Town Office. He is concerned of the
safety of the office and anyone who may be there after dark.
A motion was made and seconded to put a motion light at the Town Clerk’s
office and the Town Hall in exchange to putting back the street light.
TammyLee will contact an electrician to come and do the work as soon as
possible.
A motion was also made and seconded to have the electrician fix the EXIT
light at the Community Hall also.
Faxes received into the office from Vermont Department of Health on 2
separate dog bites. The Health Officer has been notified. (FYI)
Read and Reviewed and will file until further notice from the Health Officer.
An e-mail from Kingdom Games, Inc. Phil White requesting approval to have
the Kingdom Triathlon on August 3, 2014 and Seymour Lake Swim on August 12th,
2014.
A motion was made and seconded not to sign the request for the reason that
all of the events are on state property and that the Town is non-committal.
Maturity notice of a time deposit from Peoples United Bank for cemetery.
Treasurer has checked on other options but there have been no new rates for
365 days and this rate of .350 is the highest rate available at this time.
It was rolled over to the same.
Read and reviewed. (FYI)
Letter from the State of Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation Waste
Management and Prevention Div. Solid Waste Program on Vermont’s Universal
Recycling Law (Act 148) with information included.
TammyLee will contact Brian Gray and give him a copy of this letter to be
sure we are in compliance.
Municipal Park & Ride Grant Program to review.
Read, reviewed and filed.
A notice from the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Vermont Department of Public Safety, that they have not received a 2014 Local
Emergency Operations Plan from the Town of Morgan.
A motion was made and seconded to contact Sean Selby (Emergency Management)
and to give him a copy of this request.
A copy of the State Education Tax rates set for FY 2015.
Read ,reviewed and filed.
Larry Labor asked that a discussion on FEMA training be put on the agenda.
The Board couldn’t find the information and will table to the meeting of
August 11th, 2014 when Larry Labor will have returned.
An e-mail from Larry Labor and Kelly Paul and copies of a Bargain and Sale
Deed and a Resolution Certificate regarding the E. Taylor Hatton School for
discussion.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the Bargain and Sales Deed, the
Resolution Certificate and Property Transfer form pending the amended change
of “2004” to 2014 date on the Resolution Certificate.
A memorandum from Susan Hudson of the State of Vermont asking for commend or
recommendations regarding revisions to its Amended Standards and Procedure
Order.
(FYI)
Order # 31, Accounts payable to review, approve and sign in the amount $16.91.
Order #31A Accounts payable to review, approve and sign in the amount of $260.00.
Order # 2 Payroll to review, approve and sign in the amount of $ 3,412.10.
Order # 2 Accounts payable to review approve and sign in the amount of $ 34,514.02.
A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign the amount for the orders
#31, 31A, Accounts payable, and #2 payroll and accounts payable in the
amounts stated in the above paragraph.
Other Business:
A copy of the Notice from the Department of Labor’s decision on Reed
Hubbard’s case for unemployment. (FYI)
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m.