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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes
January 17, 1996

Board met in Regular Session 7:30 p.m. in their Meeting Room in Abbot Hall

Present (constituting a quorum):

Thomas A. McNulty, Chairman
William E. Conly
Diane E. St. Laurent
Robert F. Peck, Jr.
William M. Purdin

Anthony M. Sasso, Town Adminstrator

CONTRACT. Planner's Collaborative. Motion made and seconded to authorize Chairman McNulty to sign a contract between the Town of Marblehead and Planner's Collaborative for consulting services effective January 18, 1996, subject to approval of Assistant Town Counsel. All in favor.

LICENSE. Club - All Alcoholic Beverage. Discussion was held concerning a Police Department report relative to alleged gambling on the premises of the V. F. W. Post 2005. This will be discussed further next week.

COUNCIL ON AGING. Resignation. Letter of resignation by Grace Marcott from the Council on Aging was read. Motion made and seconded to accept the resignation with regret, and letter of appreciation signed by the Board will be sent to Ms. Marcott. All in favor.

7:35 p.m. Selectman Diane E. St. Laurent notified the Board she would abstain from voting on the license application of Flynnie's, Inc. due to conflict. At this time she left the room.

LICENSE. Common Victualler. Flynnies, Inc. Attorney Frederick Fedderman and the applicant, Jeffrey P. Flynn appeared before the Board requesting a Common Victualler license for Flynnies, Inc. at 28 Atlantic Avenue. Dr. Herbert Wheeler and Linda Hodgkins spoke in favor of the application. There was no opposition. Motion made and seconded to approve the application subject to Police Department approval. On a polled vote, the Board voted as follows: Mr. Purdin, in favor; Mr. Conly, in favor; Mr. Peck, in favor; Mr. McNulty, in favor.

LICENSE. All Alcoholic. Flynnies, Inc. Attorney Fedderman and Jeffrey P. Flynn appeared before the Board with an application for the transfer of an All Alcoholic Restaurant License from Mast, Inc. d/b/a Lazybones to Flynnies, Inc. There was no opposition. Motion made and seconded for approval of this transfer subject to Police Department approval.

On a polled vote, the Board voted as follows: Mr. Purdin, in favor; Mr. Conly, in favor; Mr. Peck, in favor; Mr. McNulty, in favor.

Selectman Diane St. Laurent returned to the meeting at 7:50 p.m.

LICENSE. All Alcoholic. Pledge of License. Mast, Inc. d/b/a Sand Bar and Grille.
Attorney James Rudolph appeared representing Mast, Inc. requesting permission for Mast, Inc. to pledge their All Alcoholic License and stock to Jake's Realty Trust and Harbor Companies, Inc. to secure loans. Motion made and seconded to approve the pledge of ]icense and stock to Jake's Realty Trust and to Harbor Companies, Inc. On a polled vote, the Board voted as follows: Mr. Purdin, in favor; Mr. Conly, in favor; Mrs. St. Laurent; in favor; Mr. Peck, in favor; and Mr. McNulty, in favor.

TOWN MEETING WARRANT. Lt. James Carney of the Marblehead Police Department appeared before the Board to discuss three By-Law changes he would like to have placed on the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. Motion made and seconded to reserve space in the Warrant for an article pertaining to abandonment of motor vehicles. All in favor. Motion made and seconded to reserve space in the Warrant for an article pertaining to the Solicitor By-Law. All in favor. Motion made and seconded to reserve space in the Warrant for an article pertaining to licensing and regulation of second-hand dealers. All in favor. Motion made and seconded to establish a $25 fee for second-hand dealer licenses. All in favor. The Board would like to have Town Counsel report back next week with license fees throughout the State. Mr.Peck commended Mr. Purdin for the work he has done on this and encouraging Lt. Carney to bring to the Board long-standing Police concerns.

SELECTMEN'S OFFICE. Minutes. Motion made and seconded that commencing with the meeting of January 24, 1996, this Board has a policy providing that each week the typewritten minutes ofthe Board shall be approved by a vote ofthe Board and that 30 days after the minutes have been approved, the tape of that meeting be destroyed unless a request has been made and approved by the Board to save such tape. All in favor.

Motion made and seconded that the Board go into Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining, votes may be taken, and if they are, votes will be released at a time deemed appropriate by CounseL not to resume in open session. On a polled vote, the Board voted as follows: Mr. Purdin in favor; Mr. Conly, in favor; Mrs. St. Laurent, in favor; Mr. Peck, in favor; and Mr. McNulty, in favor.

Meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m.

Patricia D. Charbonnier
Administrative Aide

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