Meeting July 13

Sun, 07/12/2015 - 8:30pm

Rockport Select Board meets Monday evening, July 13, to consider a full agenda, including implementing certain aspects of the Rockport Public Library building study, moving the Glen Cove Veterans’ Memorial to the Glen Cove rest area, (per a request made at the May Select Board meeting by a property owner), and talk about how best to create a Rockport’s Quasquicentennial (125th) Anniversary Planning Committee.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House Meeting Room, will be televised on public access television channel 22, streamed live at http://livestream.com/Rockportmaine.

The board will also consider the bylaws of the Parks Committee, which split from the Recreation Committee several years ago.

The town’s Quasquicentennial will take place this coming winter, and the first brainstorming session is scheduled for Aug. 25. The Select Board is create a steering committee that could set up other subcommittees to take on very specific duties, such as fund raising, events (fireworks), publicity, and more.

The board will also consider:

• A request by the owners of 23 Main Street to extend their second floor porch. The property owners would like to extend a deck to be consistent with neighbors. The issue os that the deck will hang over the town’s right of way.

• Discuss and give direction to the town manager regarding implementing certain aspects of the Rockport Public Library building study. They include vacating or strengthening the second floor office and storage space; remediation of potential mold issue in the crawl spaces; and securing the building envelope to prevent further infiltration.

The engineers hired to assess the existing library building are recommending not expending money on a full air quality analysis. His recommendation is to assume there is mold and mitigate it by cutting down on moisture infiltration and improving air flow until a decision is made on the next steps on what to do with the building.

There are also recommendations to move and store material stored in the library’s attic to lighten the load on the ceiling joists, as as well as build a fire escape out of one of the windows. The fire escape would improve the egress, but would not make it code compliant, as there is no way to increase the ceiling height or the stairway access, the engineers have noted.

The board will also schedule a workshop to consider direction of town website(s).

The board will also convene as wastewater commissioners to consider a request from Fresh Off the Farm and Rockport Steel waive the sewer connection fees of those businesses. The request follows last year’s sewer extension project that created impediments to their their business.

The full agenda follows:

AGENDA I. Call Meeting to Order

Approval of the minutes of the:
 Monday, May 11, 2015, meeting of the Select Board  Monday, June 22, 2015, meeting of the Select Board

Regular Select Board meeting on Monday, August 10, 2015, 7 p.m., Rockport Opera House Meeting Room, to be televised on Channel 22 and streamed at http://livestream.com/Rockportmaine

Announcements:

 Camden-Rockport Pathways Committee, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 7:00

p.m., Rockport Town Office, Richardson Room

 Cemetery Committee, date & time to-be-determined, Rockport Town

Office, Richardson Room and

Leaning and Cleaning Workshop scheduled for Saturday, August 29, 2015. To sign-up, see Linda Greenlaw at the town office.

 Conservation Committee, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 8:00 a.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

 Harbor Committee, Thursday, July 23, 2015, 5:15 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

 Investment Committee, next meeting will be on Monday, September 21, 2015, 4:00 p.m., Rockport Town Office

 Library Committee, Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 5:00 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

 Opera House Committee, Monday, July 20, 2015, 8:00 a.m., Rockport Town Office Conference Room

 Ordinance Review Committee, date and time to-be-determined, Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

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 Parks Committee, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 3:30 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

 Planning Board, Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 5:30 p.m., Rockport Opera House Meeting Room, to be televised on Channel 22 streamed at http://livestream.com/Rockportmaine

 Recreation Committee, date to-be-determined

 Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 5:30 p.m., Rockport Opera House Meeting Room, to be televised on Channel 22 and streamed at http://livestream.com/Rockportmaine

Upcoming Workshops:

 Fiber Optic Workshop, Monday, August 17, 2015, 5 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

 125th Anniversary Planning Workshop, Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 6 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room

 Future of the Rockport Public Library, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 5 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room – a joint workshop with the Library Committee

 Cemetery Workshop, Monday, September 21, 2015, 5 p.m., Rockport Town Office Richardson Room – a joint workshop with the Cemetery Committee

 Pre-Budget Workshop, Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 5:30 p.m., Rockport Opera House Meeting Room, to be televised on Channel 22 and streamed at http://livestream.com/Rockportmaine

Committee Openings:
 Camden-Rockport Pathways Committee – 3 alternate vacancies  Cemetery Committee – 1 vacancy
 Conservation Committee – 1 vacancy
 Investment Committee – 1 vacancy
 Opera House Committee – 1 vacancy
 Planning Board – 1 vacancy (see below)
 Recreation Committee –2 vacancies
 Zoning Board of Appeals – 2 vacancies

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.

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Town Manager’s Report

Unfinished Business

a. Report from Town Manager vis-à-vis moving Glen Cove Veterans’ Memorial to the Glen Cove Rest Area (per request made at May Select Board meeting by property owner)

IV. Public Hearing

a. None this month

New Business

Acknowledgment of Gifts to the Town:

 $50.00 from an anonymous donor to benefit the General Assistance Heating Fund

Committee Resignation(s):  None this month

Committee Application(s):
 Warren Erickson – Planning Board

Consideration of the By-Laws for the Parks Committee

Rockport’s Quasquicentennial (125th) Anniversary planning

Review and approve the updated Rockport Investment Policy

Request by the owners of 23 Main St. to extend their 2nd floor porch

Discuss and give direction to the town manager regarding implementing certain aspects of the Rockport Public Library building study:

 Vacating or strengthening the 2nd floor office and storage space  Remediation of potential mold issue in the crawl spaces
 Securing the building envelope to prevent further infiltration

Consider when each committee should be invited to bring the Select Board up-to- date with their mission and efforts

Discuss having the town attorney give the annual FOAA briefing to committee members and town staff on Thursday, August 27, 7 p.m., Town Office.

Schedule a workshop regarding the Capital Improvement Plan, Capital Asset Plan and Credit Card policies

Schedule a workshop to consider direction of town website(s)

Reallocate committee liaisons: Conservation and Water Quality

Wastewater Commissioners

a. Commitment of Sewer User Rates for the period of May 2015

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b. Request by Fresh Off The Farm and Rockport Steel to have the sewer connection fee waived

Liaison Reports

Executive Session

a. None this month