1-5-04 Notes

Northport Selectmen's Notes

1/5/04

THE SELECTMEN MEETINGS ARE

THE 1^ST MONDAY AND THE 3^rd MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.

MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 8AM .

Comments & Suggestions: Contact us at: northport@gwi.net

Committees & Communications

Next Selectmen's Meeting Monday 1/19 at 8AM

CHAIR PERSONS & COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED FOR 2004

Re-Valuation Committee to visit findings and make recommendations for implementation

Committee to review draft of Administrative Ordinances

Review ZBA needs

Review Harbor Committee needs

Review Planning Board needs

Re-Establish Land Use Ordinance Committee

Set up Conservation Committee

Set up Budget Committee

Review Waste Management Committee needs

Set up Parks & Recreation Committee

Set up Roads Committee to suggest work for 2004 (Roads Scholars Wanted)

Administrative

	Burgess to set up meeting with Gallant for a review of Administrative Ordinances document.
	Bill Kelly to be given the "go-ahead" to work with ZBA on fine tuning their procedures.
	Executive Session called to discuss personnel matters.
	New phone system approved for Town Office.

Transfer Station Committee

	Committee met with CES Inc in regard to transfer station designs. Proposal to follow.
	CES is a Maine based engineering firm with expertise in transfer station design & engineering
	Contact is Shawn Small, CES Exec VP, 465 South Main Street, Brewer ME 04412 989-4824 www.ces-maine.com
	TRAINING scheduled for Don & his crew on Friday 1/23/04 on handling universal household waste
	Move shed. Request with Bill Magruder.
	Memo to County Commissioners of 12/14/03 re: potential jail site did not get by "idea" stage.
	Slant Containers on site.

Roads & Bridges

	DOT letter received dated 12/16/03 regarding functional classification of Beech Hill Road . They are not interested in reclassifying Beech Hill to a State Aid Collector Road from a Town way.
	Issue regarding additional funding of drainage work which was undertaken on Shore Road . Feeling is this was an "engineered" project and the town's liability to fund an additional $20,000 is not acceptable.
	Rental cost of wood chipper to be addressed.
	Fancy/Lynch to address repairs to Birchcrest Road . Put on "punch list"

Financial:

	March: Auditors to be here. Selectmen to be available.
	Warrant procedure addressed so Vicki Eugley has current info. Jim Cummings will write warrant for selectmen to sign.

Policy Decisions, Administration & Miscellaneous

	Paul Nyren of 779 Shore Road is developing a lot or two in Birchcrest. He requested permission to put steps down to the water utilizing a town ROW at the end to Summit Ave. in Birchcrest at his expense. Attorney to review ramifications of above request (338-0066)
	Still pending. Letter from Veronica Wardwell re: local cable. Burgess to follow up with Adelphia.

Code Enforcement, Planning & Permits

Issue of an illegal rental dwelling/occupancy was discussed. CEO to give party notice to correct. A liberal time frame of 1-year to be set to give parties involved an opportunity to adjust to circumstances

Legal & Other Issues

	Town Attorney Kelly to review procedures and jurisdictional issues with NVC attorney.
	Kelly to work with ZBA. Commitment of time and money approved by selectmen.
	Kelly to study ramifications of dissolving Fire Department Corporation and restructuring reporting relationship.

Real Estate Assessors Functions, Tax Policy and Liens & Collections

Our Re-Val to be complete by April.

Harbors & Waterways

Harbor Master's recommendations approved for new committee chair and new member. Mike Brown to follow up.

	Public Hearings set for 2/19/04 at Drinkwater School .
	Town "intervenor status" for hearing acknowledged.
	Reviewed Metcalf letter regarding above issue and responded to S. Fitzgerald by e-mail.

Fire, Health & Public Safety

	Charitable Lead Trust. Northport Volunteer Fire Dept is named beneficiary (501-C-3 entity limitation) discussed and agreed.
	Selectmen are requesting Bill Kelly (Town Attorney) review implications of dissolving Fire Department Corporation and to have the department come under the town, with the chief reporting directly to the selectmen, thereby improving the chain of command.

Bayside Village

	Jurisdictional issue/procedural issue: Kelly to follow up
	Utility District concept on hold for foreseeable future.

Future Agenda/Suggestions

Status of Shore Road Paving: Future issues?