Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, July 15, 2008
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Accept the resignation of Dorothy Klotz from the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve and sign the warrant for Town Caucus on July 23, 2008. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recommend Eric Stoltzus for appointment by the governor to the Devens Enterprise Commission. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reappoint existing ambulance squad for 60 days. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Establish a gift account for the ambulance service dedicated to the ambulance only. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Authorize Chief Denmark to purchase the Ford Taurus to replace the Crown Victoria. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, June 17, 2008
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Appoint Christopher Frechette to fill the vacant position with the Library Trustees until the next annual town election. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accept a special election on Sept. 16 for town moderator position. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accept proposed changes for the transfer station rules and regulations regarding the policy for disposal of items. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accept resignations and send letters of thanks to Caroline Ready, Housing Partnership; David Hopper, Housing Partnership; Marcia Conant, Warner Free Lecture Board; Steve Rowse, Fiscal Impact Analysis Team and Municipal Affordable Housing Trust; Pamela Brown, Housing Partnership. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve several appointments for boards and committees. (See meeting minutes on town website for names of appointees and boards.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Wade Holtzman (2009) and Dorothy Klotz (2008) to the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust to fill two vacancies. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Appoint Leo Blair to the Special Education Audit Committee as Selectmen’s representative |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allocate funds dispersed from the Trail Ridge development from the market rate units as per permit and ZBA decision to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sign the Chapter 90 project request. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, June 3, 2008
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Approve the application for the Common Victualler License for the Harvard General Store. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recommend $500 this year for Ginny Thurston Scholarship. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve the request for benefit bike ride by Positive Spin of ALS bike to support research for Lou Gehrig’s disease. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Send a letter to the office of Mass Development attention Rich Montouri for further clarification on some unanswered questions regarding Devens financial data. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Send a letter to Epsilon Associates requesting an extension on the comment period for an announced project change in the redevelopment of Fort Devens. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Endorse and send letter in support of 40T. |
Abstain |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve installation of a shaker herb garden on Herb Drying Shed property subject to Conservation Commission approval. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve the restoration of the historic basement door of the Hildreth House |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Amend description of the Town Center Sewer Action Committee to remove “including a Board of Selectmen member” to “including a Board of Selectmen liaison.” |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, May 20
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Adopt a policy whereby no member of the Board of Selectmen serves on any other selectmen-appointed board or committee as a voting member or as chairman unless there is statutory requirement to do so. |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Amend vote from the March 22 meeting to increase number of members on the Energy Advisory Committee from five to up to seven. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Make the following appointments to the Energy Advisory Committee: Bill Blackwell, Eric Broadbent, David Fay, Forrest Hodgkins, Helen Kilian (student representative to the Strategic tier) Rene Roy, and Brian Smith. Appoint George Randig, Jack Spero, and John Sweeney as associate members of the committee. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve withdrawing articles 4 and 5 from the Special Town Meeting warrant. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reiterate support of Article 1 (on the Special Town Meeting warrant), the $200,000 override question to support the budget. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Temporarily reappoint existing committee and board members until the June 17 meeting. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Peter Warren and Tim Clark to review letters submitted for the Ginny Thurston scholarship. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allow the moderator to begin the process of looking for candidates to fill the Finance Committee vacancies for two terms that have expired and are to be appointed after July 15. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, May 6
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Appoint Craig Bardeneuer to Planning Board as associate member. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Joshua Gould of Willow Road as associate member on the Conservation Commission. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve use of front end loader by Rotary Club for the Ducky Wucky River Race. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve use of Hildreth House by the Yankee Doodle Dixieland Band through Dec. 31, 2008. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Arjuna Hayes as student member on the Community Cable Committee. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accept report from Capital Planning Committee which recommends: Replace existing 25-year-old boiler in DPW barn with two waste oil burners for an estimated $25,000; upgrade electrical service to transfer station to add two more compactors for estimated $25,000; install 26 donated fans in the elementary school to service 13 rooms, for estimated $10,000; replace boiler at Bromfield with two smaller boilers for estimated $140,000. All items to be bundled as single article for warrant, and to be funded from stabilization fund. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support an additional 10 hours for COA director for FYO9 budget. |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| To have a ballot question for a $200,000 override. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add a second ballot question to include the COA request of $12,505 for a total of $212,505. |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Place each capital planning recommendation on as separate warrant article. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reauthorize use of a revolving account to be used to fund activities of the Fourth of July Committee with the revenue or expenditures not to exceed $25,000 in any given fiscal year. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Enter into executive session for purpose of discussing personnel issues. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Monday, May 5
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Forward funding requests to the Finance Committee, in addition to recommendation for $200,000 override: $12,505 for COA, $11,905 for library. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, April 22
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Endorse a proposal by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to have Harvard participate in the group’s Clean Energy Choice program. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Colleen Nigzus to the Council on Aging. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Eliminate the Town Center Sewer Task Force. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint the Town Center Sewer Action Committee. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Chris Ashley to Town Center Sewer Action Committee. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Tim Clark as liaison to Town Center Sewer Action Committee in an ex-officio capacity. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Establish the Harvard Energy Advisory Committee (HEAC) as a standing committee of the Board of Selectmen. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, April 8
|
Leo
Blair |
Tim
Clark |
Ron
Ricci |
Lucy
Wallace |
Peter
Warren |
| Elect Leo Blair as chairman. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Elect Tim Clark as vice chairman. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Elect Peter E.Warren as clerk. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Connie Larrabee to the Council on Aging. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve the placement of a “blind drive” sign in the vicinity of 142 Still River Road. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allow the property owner of 142 Still River Road to erect a mirror within the right of way upon confirmation of DPW Director Rich Nota. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Not exercise right of first refusal on property owned by Jerome Callahan. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve the roadway program plan submitted by DPW Director Richard Nota. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Approve out-of-state travel request for the Council on Aging, for trips to Hartford, Conn.; Mashantucket, Conn.; Portland, Maine; Block Island, RI; and Newport, RI. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Appoint Jonathan Williams to the Local Access Cable Committee. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel issues. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |