Page 1Town of Plymouth Minutes from theApril 10, 2017 Select Board Meeting

Town of Plymouth

Select Board Meeting Minutes

Plymouth Town Hall

Plymouth, NH 03264

April 10, 2017

Members Present: Mr. Bill Bolton, Acting Chairperson,Mr. Mike Ahern,and Mr.Bryan Dutille

Members Absent:Mr. John Randlett,Mr. Neil McIver,

Others Present:Mr. Paul Freitas, Ms. Kathryn Lowe

6:00 pm. Mr. Bill Bolton called the meeting to order and Mr.Dutilleled in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approve Minutes:

  • BOS W/S March 27, 2017

Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille to approve these minutes. All in favor.

  • BOS Non-Public W/S March 27, 2017

Mr. Dutille made a motion; seconded by Mr. Ahern to approve these minutes. All in favor.

  • BOS minutes March 27, 2017

Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille to approve these minutes. All in favor.

Announcements:

  • The Select Board will meet on the following dates:

Regular meetings – 6:00PM: Monday, April 24th and May 8th, 2017.

  • Work review sessions prior to the regular meeting will start at 5:00PM.

Allof the above meetings will be held in the Town Hall, unless otherwise posted

  • Citizens wishing to be listed on the Select Board’s Agenda should notify the Town Hall before 12:00 PM the Friday before the scheduled meeting.

Chairman’s Comments:

Correspondence:

Appointments:

Mr. Bolton read a letter of intent fromChris Buckley, for reappointment to the Conservation Commission(attached). Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille, to reappoint Chris Buckley to the Conservation Commission.All in favor.

New Purchase Orders:

  • Joe Fagnant– Jeff Andrews/ Custom Crushing; Asphalt crushing for 2017: $26,500.00. Six thousand yards of material will be crushed and used for roadwork.Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille, to approve this purchase order. All in favor.
  • Joe Fagnant– Chadwick Baross, Inc. parts and labor for side walk tractor; $10,947.17. Tractor is broken and needs repair. Mr. Dutille made a motion; seconded by Mr. Ahern, to approve this purchase order. All in favor.
  • Joe Fagnant– Riess Construction; labor and equipment to take down and reassemble sand/salt shed: $10,225.00.Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille to approve thispurchase order. All in favor.
  • Joe Fagnant – Iron Horse structures; replacement cover, tie-down straps and ratchets for a Calhoun Super structure:$5,300.00. The old cover and straps are not re-useable and must be replaced.Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille, to approve this purchase order. All in favor.

6:15 Public Hearing:

PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS ORDINANCE

  • Mr. Bolton called the hearing to order and read a prepared statement (attached).
  • Chief Lefebvre spoke about the proposed ordinance (attached) and Mr. Bolton opened the floor to questions and comments.
  • Paul Wolfson from Wolfson Jewelers stated that it wasn’t fair to have to hold onto merchandise for 30 days before selling it.
  • James Dorre from Onsite Computer Services felt the same. He feels his customers don’t want to be on camera and to have to pay a license fee of $100.00, along with a background check for each owner, would put a lot of stress and burden on small businesses.
  • Chief Lefebvre clarified that the proposed license fee is $50.00 and that this is an informational meeting only and changes can be made.
  • Mr. Bolton stated that this ordinance needs to be looked through thoroughly.
  • Dillan has an Ebay business and felt that documentation would be excessive.
  • Laurie Vachon from Off the Hanger felt it was unfair for business owners to have to provide and be responsible for all the additional information the Police are asking for.
  • Dennis Gilpatrick from North Country Coin said that the ordinance as written would put him out of business.
  • Several business owners from Boomerang stated that it is often difficult to put values on items, and surveillance equipment would be a problem for some owners.
  • Business owners asked that the ordinance be tabled. Brian Murphy offered his support to this suggestion.
  • Mr. Ahern made it clear that no one wants to put anyone out of business. Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille to table this ordinance, and to negate the second public hearing. All in favor.
  • Mr. Freitas and the Chief will work together to email business owners to set a date and time to work on this ordinance. This will be announced at the next Select Board meeting. Chief Lefebvre suggests one or two Board members attend.

*People at the meeting were happy that the BOS was receptive to their concerns.*

7:10PM :Mr. Bolton closed the Public Hearing

Committee Reports:

  • Mr. Dutille stated that there would be a Park & Recreation meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 6:30PM.
  • Mr. Ahern announced the Chamber’s annual golf tournament at Owl’s Nest Country Club on May 24, 2017. He attended thekick-off event at Fosters,Tuesday, March 28th, 2017. It was well attended and members past and present seemed very enthusiastic.
  • Mr. Bolton attended a PRLAC (Pemigewasset River Local Advisory Committee). There was major discussion on the Northern Pass testimony they offered. A project brought to their attention was the walkway by the Old Man Viewing area. Granite blocks will be placed along Profile Lake from the viewing area to the boat launch.
  • Mr. Bolton attended a Plymouth Energy Commission (PEC) meeting. The new website is: . There are two interested parties for power purchasefrom the proposed solar array at the recycling center. This would be a 100KW A.C. array, on a 3 acre site. Katie Bush is the new Chair of PEC.
  • Mr. Bolton also attended a Planning Board meeting. Officers were elected. Steve Rhodes is the past and present Chair. There is a possibility that he may relocate in August, but will continue as Chair until then. Tara Bamford from North Country Council attended and is assisting with the work on the Master Plan. She has invited energy representatives to come before the committee to make it known what their intent is with their projects, so we can incorporate that into the Master Plan as well.

Public Comments:

  • Frank Miller would like the schedules and agendas displayed on the lobby bulletin board for the Plymouth Energy Commission and the Conservation Commission, in addition to what is on the Website. This will be addressed.

7:24PM: Mr. Ahern made a motion; seconded by Mr. Dutille to go into Non-public in accordance with RSA 91-A:3, II(a thru i). All in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Roach