Rockport Select Board considers assigning staff members to volunteer committees
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ROCKPORT — The Select Board in Rockport meets Monday, July 8, to again take up the annual task of reappointing and appointing citizen volunteers to various committees, which the board had tabled at its last meeting in order to field more applicants, including the quasi-judicial Zoning Board of Appeals which is to hear an administrative appeal of the new library construction permit this summer.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m., in the Geoffrey C. Parker Meeting Room at the Rockport Opera House. The meeting will be streamed live at https://livestream.com/Rockportmaine.
At this same meeting, the board will also consider assigning town staff to every volunteer committee.
“The Select Board is asked to discuss whether we should adopt a policy that will assign a staff person to every committee,” according to the board agenda (See attached PDF for complete board packet). “It would be the staff person’s responsibility, in conjunction with the committee chair, to prepare an agenda and draft minutes for the committee’s approval.
“The Select Board is asked to review the attached spreadsheet to determine when the suggested staff liaison is the appropriate one. The Select Board’s recommendations in this regard would then be provided to Bill Post [new incoming town manager, effective Aug. 1] for his consideration/review/proposed amendment.”
At the same meeting, the board will hear about a noise complaint of a harbor event, and discuss if sound level limits need addressing. Board members will also hear an update on the West Rockport Fire Station/Approval of Construction document proposals, consider a price hike at Mid-Coast Solid Waste Transfer Station for landfill debris, and consider renewing contracts for various services, including planning and community development.
“The Town Office and Select Board have received one complaint by a neighbor on Pascal Avenue and numerous supporting letters from residents supporting harbor events such as the one held on June 30th in Marine Park,” the acting town manager’s report said. “The Town also received a letter from Kim Kimball on behalf of theTown’s Conservation Commission and Rockport Boat Club urging the Select Board’s support ofthe Rockport Harbor Festival and Music Series.”
Until Post assumes his new office, Town Clerk Linda Greenlaw is the acting town manager.
At its June 30 meeting, the board voted 3 to 2, with members Mark Kelley and Jeff Hamilton dissenting, to table all appointments and reappointments to town committees. The reasoning was that the three board members in favor of tabling the issue wanted more citizens to submit paper work to serve on various boards and committees. Kelley and Hamilton, on the other hand, saw no reason for the delay.
Committees with vacancies include:
Camden-Rockport Pathways Committee, one vacancy
Cemetery, one vacancy
Conservation Commission, three vacancies
Investment Committee, one vacancy
Library Building Committee, one vacancy
Ordinance Review, one vacancy
Planning Board, two vacancies
Parks and Beautification, two vacancies
Zoning Board of Appeals, three vacancies and two members are up for reappointment.
Since June, several people have submitted committee applications (see attached packet for their applications)
Scott Warren, Harbor Committee
Nancy Albertson, Harbor Committee
Ralph Wallace, Harbor Committee
Robert Hall, Ordinance Review Committee
Haunani Wallace, Rockport Parks and Beautification Committee
Richard Lermond, Rockport Parks and Beautification Committee
Thomas Kennedy, Zoning Board of Appeals
Geoffrey Parker, Zoning Board of Appeals
Kevin Olehnick, Zoning Board of Appeals
The complete agenda follows:
- PUBLIC MEETING - Rockport Select Board
Monday, July 8, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. Geoffrey C. Parker Room
Streamed at https://livestream.com/Rockportmaine
AGENDA
- Call Meeting to Order
- Please either turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices or set them to mute while in this meeting room or the hallways. If you need to take or make a phone call, please step outdoors.
- Public Hearing
a. None this meeting
III. Minutes, Meetings and Announcements
- Approval of the minutes of previous meetings:➢ None this meeting
- Announcements of upcoming Select Board meeting(s):
- ➢ Regular Select Board meeting Monday, August 12, 2019, 7:00 p.m.,Geoffrey C. Parker Community Meeting Room, Rockport Opera House, to be streamed at https://livestream.com/Rockportmaine
- Announcements of upcoming Select Board Workshop(s):
- ➢ Budget/Issues Overview Workshop for New Town Manager — Tentative
- Monday, August 26, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
- ➢ Short-Term Rental — Select Board to discuss
- Announcement(s) and/or Training(s):
- ➢ The Town Office will be closed on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for Employee Safety Training.
- ➢ The Town Office will be closed on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for Employee Safety Training.
- Committee Openings:
Application for Committee Service can be found at the Town Office and on theNOTE: If a committee does not have any vacancies, it may still be possible to apply to join the committee as an alternate member. Alternate members can attend all meetings, participate in discussions, but may only vote in the absence of a regular - Town Website: www.rockportmaine.gov
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member. If interested, please check with the town office to see if there are alternate member spots available for the committee of interest.
- Agenda Changes
- Public Comment – public comment should be directed at issues not under discussion on this evening’s agenda. Comment from the public will be welcome prior to each agenda item. Further comment will be granted only by permission from the Board. All public comment should be brief and to the point.
- Town Manager’s Report/Update
- Consent Agenda
a. None this meeting
VII. Unfinished Business
a. None this meeting
VIII.New Business
- Appointment of Committees
- Review and Approve Opera House Fee Schedule
- Update on West Rockport Fire Station/Approval of Construction document proposals
- Discuss Contract Renewals
- Discuss and Approve Blue Aqua Library Building Lease
- Discuss and Approve MCEDD Planning Services Agreement
- Discuss Town Representative Recommendations
- Policy on Harbor Amplified Sound
- MCSWC Landfill Fee Change
- Adopt 2019 Hazard Mitigation Plan
IX. Wastewater Commissioners
a. None this meeting
- Liaison Reports
- Executive Session
a. Discussion of contracts connected with the use of real or personal property pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. Section 405(6)(C)
XII. Adjournment
