Board of Selectmen October 18, 1999

TOWN OF CHARLOTTE
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES
OCTOBER 18, 1999

MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Marty Illick
John Rosenthal
James Sheldon-Dean
Clark Hinsdale, III
Robert Mack, Jr.


OTHERS: Gerald Tarrant
Mary Beth Freeman
Liam Murphy
John Cain
Tom Heilmann
Brian Sullivan
Joe McLean
Nancy P. Sabin
Sandy Mayo
Stephen C. Brooks
Hugh Lewis, Sr.
Bob Heilferty
Hugh Lewis, Jr.
David Miskell
Richard LeBoeuf
Shirley LeBoeuf
Sylvia Sprigg
Rolf Sennhenn
Holly Fournier
Louis Cox
Wendy Schroeder

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Chairman Illick called the meeting of the Board of Selectmen to 
order at 6:20 p.m. in the Charlotte Town Offices. Illick noted 
the Executive Session listed first on the agenda.

Mack moved and the motion was seconded by
Rosenthal:
* "TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS A LEGAL
SETTLEMENT WITH WIZN."
Vote: All in favor.

Parties present in the Executive Session were all 5 Selectboard 
members and Gerald Tarrant, Mary Beth Free Man, Liam Murphy, 
John Cain, Tom Heilmann, Brian Sullivan, Joe McLean and Holly 
Fournier. Executive Session began at 6:20p.m. and ended at 7:20 
p.m.

Rosenthal moved and the motion was seconded by
Mack:
* "TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION."
Vote: All in favor.


Board of Selectman -2- October 18, 1999

ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA

Chairman Illick asked if the board members had any adjustments 
to the agenda and suggested approving minutes later on as the 
board was behind schedule on its agenda. Rosenthal said he 
thought the board should Have an Executive Session at the end of 
the meeting to review the issues discussed at the previous 
Session and Illick said she wanted to do an update on issues 
with Charlotte Park.


PUBLIC DISCUSSION

There was no public discussion.


PUBLIC ROADS - HUGH LEWIS, JR.

Lewis discussed a request by George Lavalette to put in some 
lilacs by the roadside by where his lawn was driven on. Illick 
asked if the site was in the right-of-way and Lewis responded 
yes. Mack asked about a monetary figure for the tree and Lewis 
responded it hadn't been discussed yet. Mack said he thought 
that 6-8 lilacs would be sufficient.

Lewis and board members discussed the Dickerson property, where 
a culvert had been installed to complete a circular driveway. 
Lewis said he hadn't approved the culvert and Mack said he had 
directed Dickerson to discuss his plans with Lewis before doing 
anything. Mack suggested Dickerson come in before the board to 
ask permission for the culvert and Illick said she would pen a 
letter to Dickerson on the matter.

Lewis said he had installed a gate by the sand pile at the town 
garage.

Lewis asked about having parking lot lines painted on municipal 
property and mack suggested taking up the matter in the spring.

Mack asked about the amount of damage to the town from Hurricane 
Floyd and Lewis said he did not have an exact dollar figure 
available, but could at the next meeting, but generally offered 
clean-up took about a week.

Nancy Sabin discussed a drop-off at the edge of the municipal 
parking lot that needed to be addressed and Lewis said he would 
look into having crushed stone put in to fill the gap.


BURNS LAND PROJECT A& SENIOR CENTER - AGREEMENT WITH "THE 
ASSOCIATES", NEXT STEP

Chairman Illick said she had received a letter from Spin 
Richardson after the agenda had been formalized, that said 
Richardson would not be available for this meeting and Illick 
read said letter. Hinsdale said he had met with "the Associates 
and confirmed in writing what the board had understood from the 
meeting October 11, 1999. Board members agreed to set the item 
on the agenda for November 8, 1999.

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David Miskell asked who the Selectboard representative to "the 
Associates" was and Rosenthal said he assume they would ask 
someone. Illick said she assumed there would be one party from 
each side and offered she would be happy with any board member.

Art Ridge discussed the proposal he had drawn up for the senior 
center and said he had met with the Steering Committee for the 
Senior Center, but found the committee somewhat indifferent to 
his ideas. Ridge stated he felt that offering multiple 
proposals to the trustees of Irish's will would only enhance the 
town's chances of satisfying the directions of Walter Irish's 
will. Nancy Sabin noted the Steering Committee had been duly 
sanctioned by the Selectboard to move ahead to investigate the 
feasibility of the senior center and offer proposals for the 
center and suggested that Ridge attend the next meeting on 
Thursday at the Grange.

Bob Heilferty said he was concerned about lead-time to take 
advantage of the money bequeathed in Walter Irish's will was 
slipping away and his concern that no specific piece of land had 
been identified for the center to date.

Nancy Sabin brought before the board a petition with 119 
signatures supporting putting one cent on a dollar on the tax 
rate for the Senior Center.

Sandy Mayo stated her understanding that a letter of proposal 
was what was needed to be in place by July 1, 2000 and offered 
she thought it was good for the town to be thoughtful and take 
its time in deciding how to proceed. Illick offered the senior 
center would be on the agenda in the next two months for 
discussion.


CHARLOTTE PARK - UPDATE

Chairman Illick said she had written a letter published in the 
Charlotte News on Charlotte Park, overviewing park policy and 
advising that no dogs were allowed in the park. Illick said 
about 50% of park visitors were accompanied by dogs and Hugh 
Lewis, Sr., the Constable said he had yet to catch anyone with a 
dog to date. Illick offered a "no dogs" sign would be posted in 
the next two days. Illick asked if Hugh Lewis, Sr. has 
discussed gate closings with Moe Harvey and Lewis replied not to 
date. Illick noted the gate needed to be opened and closed 
daily and suggested to Lewis he advise her of the usual and 
customary for gate closings and openings.

Sylvia Sprigg said she sees cars parked in non-designated areas 
frequently and asked Illick what she would like her to do about 
it. Illick suggested leaving a note on the windshield as signs 
for no parking were scheduled to be erected soon.

Lewis asked about getting a new badge, as his was worn and Mack 
said the town would pay for it and to call the Town Clerk to 
handle the matter.



Board of Selectman -4- October 18, 1999


THOMPSON'S POINT - GOALS & OBJECTIVES FOR THOMPSON'S POINT LAND 
(REQUEST FROM TREE WARDEN)

Chairman Illick reviewed a letter from Tree Warden, Larry 
Hamilton, asking for advisement in what to do regarding some 
trees damaged by Hurricane Floyd. Hamilton said his problem 
came in designating what to do with trees on property owned by 
the town and leased to individuals. Hinsdale suggested the 
Selectboard begin by contacting Secretary of State Markowitz's 
office for advisement on the issue.


LISTER APPOINTMENT

Chairman Illick noted Heather Manning had been temporarily 
appointed to the Lister position vacated by Robin Simpson. 
Rosenthal asked if anyone else had been shown interest in the 
position and Illick answered no.

Hinsdale moved and the motion was seconded by
Sheldon-Dean:
* "TO APPOINT HEATHER MANNING TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED
TERM OF ROBIN SIMPSON."
Vote: All in favor.



TOWN PROPERTY INSURANCE - UPDATE

Board members reviewed the current property coverage for the 
town. Illick said the board needed to identify any new town 
assets that may not be covered by insurance. Mack said he had 
no changes to the current coverage and Illick said she had a 
couple of small changes to discuss with the Town Clerk. 
Hinsdale asked if there was a claim pending on the Thorpe Barn 
(Hurricane Floyd) and Mack answered yes.


MOTION TO RATIFY BURNS OPTION PAYMENTS - (8/1/99 & 9/1/99)

Illick said it had been brought to her attention by the Minute 
Taker that motions to pay the buying option on the Burns 
property had not been slated or made for the last 2 months. 
Mack contended he thought signing the order on the option was 
sufficient of the board's intention. Illick said she viewed the 
measure as a "housekeeping measure."

Rosenthal moved and the motion was seconded by
Hinsdale:
* "TO PAY THE BURNS PAYMENT."
Vote: 1 in favor (Illick) 3 opposed, Hinsdale
abstained.






Board of Selectman -5- October 18, 1999


APPROVE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27, OCTOBER 4 & 11TH MEETINGS

Chairman Illick asked board members if they wished to approve 
the minutes of September 27 and 13, 1999. Illick said she had 
one change to the minutes of September 27; to clarify the board 
went into Executive session to discuss the cases of Lazar, 
Fournier and David Miner.

Rosenthal moved and the motion was seconded by
Sheldon-Dean:
* "TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 AS
AMENDED."
Vote: All in favor.

Chairman Illick said she had the following corrections for the 
minutes of October 4, 1999: to change the date in the motion to 
approve the minutes on page 2 to September 13, 1999; to make the 
fourth paragraph on page 3 to read - Illick discussed the motion 
to set the speed limit on Greenbush Road at 40m.p.h. and 
compared them to the traffic studies that had been done for the 
town which recommended the speed limit in the village to be 25 
m.p.h., while 35 m.p.h. was recommended north of the village to 
the underpass. Illick asked that the Selectboard be prepare to 
revisit this issue. Sheldon-Dean said he was looking into 
having "no parking" signs put on Route 7 by Charlotte Park as he 
would have to see what the state recommended. Illick also 
clarified on page 4 in the fifth paragraph that the "message she 
got from townspeople was to continue to pursue the Burns 
property."

Nancy Sabin asked why Steve Moore's question about who the Land 
Trust was had not been included in the minutes and the Minute 
Taker explained that questions on local civics are not 
necessarily germane to the events and requirements of enclosure 
for minutes.

Sheldon-Dean moved and the motion was seconded by
Rosenthal:
* "TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 4, 1999 AS
AMENDED."
Vote: All in favor.

Illick suggested approving the minutes of October 11, 1999 be on 
the agenda for the next meeting as board members had not had 
ample time to review them.


BILL SIGNING/DISCUSSION

Board members reviewed and signed bills.

Hinsdale moved and the motion was seconded by
Mack:
* "TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL
ISSUES AND PENDING LITIGATION."
Vote: All in favor.

Board of Selectman -6- October 18, 1999

Executive Session began at 8:45 p.m. and ended at 9:45 p.m.

Hinsdale moved and the motion was seconded by
Mack:
* "TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ADJOURN."
Vote: All in favor.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Debby Flynn