Selectmen's Minutes
April 5, 2010
Present: Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Steve Moscicki, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
6:00 pm Chairman Trudell called the meeting to order.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifest for Apr 5th was authorized and new invoices for future payment were reviewed and initialed.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report was read showing a balance of $90,724.99 in the WGSB checking account, $54,296.60 in the NHPDIP fund, and $6,295.90 in the Laconia Bank savings account. Moscicki motioned to approve the Treasurer's report as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Committee/Department Reports & Needs:
- Clark updated the Board on highway department issues on Tom Smith's behalf. Scott Stuart's request for a personal day was approved. Pike's price on ledge pack is currently $13.75/yd, making the cost of using it on the Skinny Ridge/Tinkerville Road intersection about $650. Smith will also look into pricing and availability of ground asphalt for the same location.
- Fire Warden Brett Presby and Deputy Fire Wardens Richard and Wanda Hubbard recently attended spring forest fire training. Presby will be ordering parts to repair the Indian water tanks used for fighting forest fires.
Permits and Applications:
The following was approved:
- Intent to Cut for Samuel Robinson for Map 234 Lot 001
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Mar 29th were reviewed. Moscicki motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletin #15 was distributed to the Board.
- The March 2010 Emergency Management News and April 2010 A Safer Road to Tomorrow newsletter were received.
- Local Government Center announced 2010 Local Officials Workshops May 11th and 18th in Lincoln and a 2010 Regional Dinner on May 12th in Bethlehem.
- North Country Council is hosting a Town Planning Officials Training Workshop May 6th in Albany and a Meeting to Establish Guidelines for Determining Developments of Regional Impact May 11th in Lancaster.
- The Littleton Zoning Board of Adjustment sent a notice for an April 13th hearing on a PSNH expansion on Foster Hill Rd.
- The NH Dept of Transportation sent information reminding towns of State regulations regarding road inventories, emergency road closures, driveway and excavation permit applications, etc.
- A memo from Ray Burton was read.
Old Business:
- The NH Dept of Revenue's Josephine Belville will meet with the Selectmen Apr 19th at 5:00 pm to discuss the upcoming assessment review process and review the assessing contract for the 2010 statistical update.
- The Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding prepared by the Town of Lisbon for the installation of the street light at the Route 302 & Lyman Road intersection. Trudell will meet with a PSNH representative soon to confirm the location and type of light to be installed.
- Tom Joyce from NCIC advised he is still scouting locations and power sources for towers to provide high-speed internet service to all of Lyman.
- Lisbon Area Historical Society members will meet with the Selectmen Apr 12th at 6:45 pm to discuss the painted curtain that will be loaned to them for restoration and safe-keeping.
- Sherry or Clark will attend the CDFA Municipal Energy Reduction Fund Info Session Apr 28th in Littleton.
- Charles Hochmuth will be asked to schedule the Town Hall's roofing and siding projects as soon as possible.
- Modifications may also be made to the Town Hall's heating system this year.
New Business:
- The Board reviewed the current list of Lyman students attending Lisbon Regional School.
- A letter will be sent to state representatives Rusty Bulis and Brien Ward in opposition to Senate Bill 492, the Pole Tax Exemption bill, currently in the House.
- Bill from TAC-2 Communications visited the Town Hall to determine a suitable location to install the new Emergency Operations Center radio received through a Dept of Safety grant.
- The 2010 budget to date was reviewed and is on target for this time of year.
- NH Homeland Security & Emergency Management will be advised that the Town of Lyman suffered no major damage as a result of the Mar 30th - 31st flooding event.
- The Selectmen will be starting their summer schedule of meeting biweekly rather than weekly, effective May 3, 2010. Meetings will start at 6:00 pm as usual. Sherry made a motion to authorize Treasurer Presby to sign checks for standard payroll, payroll taxes and retirement on the weeks the Selectmen do not meet, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all. If any other checks are required for a non-meeting week, Clark will get at least two Selectmen's signatures on the manifest, as usual, before Presby signs the checks.
Non-Public:
Moscicki made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(d) to discuss real estate, 2nd by Trudell, all in favor by roll call vote. Resumed public session. Moscicki made a motion to seal the minutes of the non-public session, 2nd by Trudell, so voted all.
Moscicki motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 pm, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Apr 12th, at 6:00 pm. Moscicki will not be available that evening.
