TOWN OF FRYEBURG, MAINE BOARD OF SELECTMEN SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Mr. Dutton moved to table the review of the minutes from 9/1/05 until the next meeting, which was seconded by Mr. Knapp. The board passed the motion unanimously.

PUBLIC FORUM

As there were no matters brought forth for public forum, the Board proceeded to the next items on the agenda.

NEW BUSINESS

Appointment of Reserve Police Officer

The board considered the appointment of Charles Pens as a Reserve Police Officer for the Town of Fryeburg. He was originally offered the position last year (but could not accept due to personal reasons); scored well on testing; and has a background in law enforcement. He will also need to take the 100 hour course to be a certified Maine Police Officer. Mr. Knapp moved to appoint Mr. Pens, which was seconded by Mr. Dutton. The motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Warrant Articles :

The board then reviewed the warrant articles that were prepared by Mr. Covelli and Mr. Malia; which consisted of seven different warrant articles. In regards to the Water Extraction Article, the board discussed the potential creation of a water extraction moratorium and its concern to protect the water supply of the town, which is within its power under 1 MSRA, Section 302. Mr. Greg Huemmler expressed concern over the intent of the moratorium.

For the Community Concepts Article, Mr. Dutton moved to approve this article (Article 4) as written, which was seconded by Mr. Knapp. The motion passed unanimously.

For the Proposed Public Safety Building (Article 5), there was discussion relating to putting the building plans out to bid; which is not required by law, but falls under the town’s purchasing policy.

For the Animal Control Ordinance, (Article 6), there was a concern of how to address non domesticated animals while allowing owners to still have them. The board agreed that it needed to look to whether or how to empower the ACO to enforce non-domesticated animal nuisances. Mr. Knapp moved to leave the article as written for now, and to look at methods to address these concerns, and delete this article from the warrant if not successfully addressed before the meeting. This was seconded by Mr. Dutton and passed unanimously.

For Article 7, which concerns the use of the Fire Truck Fund to purchase a ehicle for the Fire Chief, the board discussed the benefits of either purchasing an adequate vehicle or using the budgeted vehicle allowance. Mr. Dutton moved to not put this on the warrant, but there was no second. Mr. Knapp moved to place this on the warrant, which was seconded, and the motion passed 2-1 (Dutton).

FRYEBURG GAMING LETTER :

This letter added permission to add Beano Bingo to the “games of chance” at the Fryeburg Fair. Mr. Knapp moved to accept, which was seconded by Mr. Dutton. The decision passed unanimously.

STRATEGY X Inc :

A presentation was given by a representative from Strategy X Inc, who discussed Homeland Security Grant Funding Possibilities for the town of Fryeburg. See attached for summary.

APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DELEGATE TO MAINE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

Information on this meeting was handed out the Board members. Mr. Knapp was appointed as the voting delegate.

SACO RIVER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOLS

Dr. Rose handed out a draft of proposed emergency protocols to the board members. He recommended not taking action until other involved individuals have had a chance to look at these protocols. The board then discussed the need to specify responsibilities for the town, and those for the Corridor Commission.

CANAL BRIDGE CAMPING AREA TREE REMOVAL AND WELL INSTALLATION

Tree Removal: The suggestion to remove diseased trees(about 50) was made by the parks committee. Information regarding borings and the locations of trees was reviewed. The proposed contractor was suggested by the Parks Committee. The addressed concern was that there would be potential additional costs to the town.

Well Installation : Due to periodic problems with the water system, a new well is needed. There are existing funds dedicated to Canal Bridge, and proposals for well installation will be sought.

OLD BUSINESS

POLE PERMITS: As, there is no requirement to have a public notice for the instillation of the poles, Mr. Covelli deleted public notice section of the contract presented to the town by two companies requesting permission to install poles. Mr. Knapp made a motion to sign the permits, which was seconded by Mr. Dutton. The motion passed unanimously.

FRYEBURG FAIR TOWING CONTRACT:

The contract has been drafted by Mr. Malia. Mr. Hayward of Mount Washington Valley Towing will be acting as an “independent contractor” of the town, and the towing fees will increase to $95. The board agreed that the Parking ordinance section 15 should be reviewed to ensure that there is no conflict between the fines proposed through the contract and town regulations regarding fines.

CABLE TV FRANCHIESE:

The Time Warner lawyers are meeting to initiate the transfer of services and are requesting that the town sign the FCC 394 form. There was general discussion regarding the division of public air time between members of PEG.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Airport Master Plan Update Grant : The board still needs to sign the statement portion, which has already been reviewed by Mr. Malia. Mr. Knapp moved to authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the form, which was seconded by Mr. Dutton. Chairman Ed Wilkey signed the form.

Mr. Dutton brought up the matter of the Oxford Country Budget; he has been trying to get a copy of last year’s budget. After examining previous years’ budgets, it is apparent that Bethel and Fryeburg got nothing in support of their airports.

Recreation Director Position : The search committee needs approval form the salary range of Recreation Director (31K-34K) and approval for newspaper ad.. The committee will have meeting October 12 th to focus on candidates and a list of three in order of interest will be sent to the Selectboard. The board made some changes to the ad copy.

A motion was made to adjourn for the evening, which was seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

Lindsay Straw

Recording Secretary