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Also present: Heather Lemieux, Town Manager
The meeting commenced at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairman Toale reminded everyone the polls for the Special Election to State Senate were still open until 8:00
Ms. Luck thought it was wonderful to see so many citizens at the Special Town Meeting and inspirational to
hear a variety of voices expressing their opinion on matters of import to our town. It was gratifying to hear folks
add their voices to the conversation this town has been having for many years about the disposition of town
uldings and land. The conversation moved front and center in 2013 when the Board of Selectmen determine
hat a building reuse committee should be formed. Newly elected Selectman Jamie Toale grabbed the torch an
enlisted architects, planners, businessmen and other protessionals to work together to tind possible solutions to
the town's building surplus and the need for adequate municipal office space. They took charge to find ways to
utilize town resources to find the most economical way to carve out practical office space at the lowest cost to
taxpayers. They reported their findings to the Annual Town Meeting in 2016. It seems that was an awakening
for some residents who joined the conversation especially at this Special Town Meeting. The hope is they stay
engaged and help the town comes to grips with how to get what we need at a price we can afford. She noted the
decorations at the gazebo and common look great and thanked everyone who helped put them up.
The Lunenburg Family Giftmart is planning their ninth annual event in mid-December by invitation only to
residents who use the Lunenburg Food Pantry and through the Lunenburg School District and local churches.
Donations of unwrapped gifts are displayed for invited guests to shop for their families free of charge. Last
rear Giftmart helped more than 130 Lunenburg families enjoy their holiday. Giftmart accepts new unwrappec
gifts for children or adults of all ages in their donation boxes located around town through December 7". More
information is located at http://www.lunenburggiftmart.com/
Katie Adams, 40 Williams Drive, commented on the findings of the building reuse committee between the years
of 2013 to 2016.
APPOINTMENTS:
License Violation Hearing- Embers Pizzeria-84 Lakefront Drive
Mr. Toale explained the hearing process. Owner Kenneth Ricker and Officer John Morreale Jr. were sworn in
by Chairman Toale. Officer Morreale read aloud the narrative;
The following is a summary of events from Thursday, September 21, 2017 between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Officer Tocci and I conducted an alcohol enforcement initiative utilizing a twenty year old party who is known
to this department. The purpose of the initiative was to ensure that businesses in town that were licensed to sell
and pour alcohol were properly checking the identification of their patrons and no underage sale was takino
place. Specific guidelines were given to us by Sergeant Jack Hebert who is trained in this topic. The underage
operative is known to the officers of the department and is considered to be trustworthy and reliable. He was
dressed appropriately for his age without attempting to present himself as older or younger than he was. He
wore a green Bar Harbor Whale Watch t-shirt, light brown khaki pants and black boots. A picture was taken of
the party's attire. He was instructed to enter stores and bars and to attempt to purchase alcohol without
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to advise inem or the violation.
Mr. Ricker stated he has video and it happened. The bartender has been relieved of her duties and we had a
representative of one of the area alcohol training companies come in and retrain the staff. We have been open
for three and a half years and we have had a lot of these done and we passed all of them. There is nothing I can
really say. We have taken all the necessary steps to ensure it doesn't happen again. She (the bartender) was
under the impression it was one of the kids in the kitchen that has a beer after work.
Mr. Ebersole stated based on other hearings we have had, other establishments have established written policies
and have things posted. Ricker responded that they also have that. I have written policy that we have always
had. Ms. Peterson should have a copy of that in the files. We take our livelihood seriously and we can't have
this stuff happen; that is why she (the bartender) no longer works for us. She understands and she felt terrible
too. It is just the way it is. Ms. Luck asked if this was their first violation. Ricker confirmed. Mr. Toale closed
the hearing.
Motion: R. Ebersole
That a liquor license violation did occur on September 21% at Embers Pizzeria
Motion: R.Ebersole
That the Board issues a written warning as this is the first offense
2": P. Luck
Vote: All in Favor
2nd: D. McQuaid
Vote: All in Favor
Mr. Toale stated Ricker would be notified by mail of the warning adding they appreciated that he appreciated
the seriousness of this. Ricker stated he did and appreciated the warning. He added hopefully he wouldn't be
back. Ricker exited the meeting.
License Transfer application for Aayan Corp. d/b/a Hilltop Farms, 1 Main St. (formerly Hadwen
Market)
Mr. Toale read the hearing notice: The Lunenburg Licensing Authority will hold a public hearing on December
5, 2017, at 7:05 PM in the Lunenburg Town Hall, Joseph Bilotta Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 17 Main St.
Lunenburg, on the application submitted by Aayan Corporation d/b/a Hilltop Farms, for a transfer of a Package
Store- Wine & Malt alcohol license, change of manager, change of d/b/a and pledge of the license/inventory
dal and pate of a length a package
from Ole Ahad, Inc. d/b/a Hadwen Market, located at 1 Main Street, Lunenburg, MA. The premises is described
as a 1700 square foot variety store with one entrance and one exit/dock area on the right side of the building.
Jamie Toale, Chairman, Board of Selectmen/Licensing Authority
Attorney John Mooradian of Demakis Law Offices, P.C. and applicant/proposed manager Tejalben Patel. She
has formed Aayan Corporation and entered in to a purchase and sale agreement with Ole Ahad to purchase the
business located at Hadwen Market right next door. We are here to day to secure four things; approve the
transfer to Aayan Corporation, approval of Tejalben Patel as Manager of record, approval of the pledge of the
license and inventory to Rockland Trust Company and change of the doing business as name to Hilltop Farms.
Ms. Patel is very experienced and has been involved in alcohol retail sales for about ten year. She is TIP
certified and has not had issues with underage service in other stores. The operation will be the same as it
currently is now; no changes to hours. She expects to have 2-3 employees that currently work there now too.
Ms. Luck asked for confirmation that everyone who serves liquor has to be TIPS certified. Mooradian stated it
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INTERVIEWS/APPOINTMENTS/RE-APPOINTMENTS RESIGNATIONS
Resignation of Assistant Town Clerk, Tina LePage
Ms. Lemieux stated this is to notify the Board that I received the resignation of Ms. Page on November 20th.
Her last day was December 1s!. The position is being advertised internally. The posting expires Friday and I will
be advertising to the public sector if we don't receive any interest internally. Ms. Lemieux wanted to thank Ms.
LePage for all the work that she did while employed with the town.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
Ms. Lemieux reported the walking tour of the five municipal buildings was held on December 2°. There were
about 30 attendees who heard about the current condition of each building and were able to see firsthand the
conditions of the buildings and were able to ask questions along the way. We received positive feedback and
appreciation that we held the tour at the end of the tour.
Town Facilities Charrette:
• First Charrette: The first charrette of a series of charrettes on Town Facilities will be held on
Thursday, December 7*' at 7 p.m. at the MS/HS Collaborative Room A130. This will be an opportunity
to share ideas, envision, and build consensus around the future use of town buildings/land. We will do
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breakout groups and discuss the development options for each of the buildings and have a visioning
component tor town center tocused on the town buildings/land. An important goal is to increase public
participation on this topic. The event is advertised on the website, has been sent to the Lunenburg
Ledger Facebook page, the Lunenburg Facebook page, and the Sentinel will have an article prior to the
event as well.
Complete Streets Prioritization Plan:
We held our first meeting today with the consultant we hired to complete the prioritization plan. In
attendance was the DPW Director, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Land Use Director, School Superintendent and
myself. This was an opportunity for each official to identify possible projects that would eliminate possible
hazardous intersections, assess ADA accessibility, pedestrian and bicycle safety and enhance transit. The
next step is to set a date for the public outreach portion to hear feedback from other public officials as well
as the public on areas in town that would increase safety and accessibility for all modes of travel for people
of all ages and abilities. I would recommend we use the January's Board of Selectmen January 9*h workshop
meeting to hold this forum.
The Board concurred on the date. Ms. Lemieux will inform the consultant and she will begin advertising
the workshop date.
My Town Government:
In the near future we will be switching over to an electronic agenda and meeting posting method using software
called My Town Government. The website address is http://www.mytowngovernment.org
Tina LePage, former Assistant Town Clerk, started this process this month, putting all the board, committee,
commission and regional information into this new system with the memberships of each of the boards and their
regular meeting locations. The person who is responsible for posting the agenda for each board, committee or
commission will be given a log-in and password so that they can post meeting agendas 48 hours prior to the
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racites Director Jonn Londa to discuss what would be involved for permitting the Passios kitchen as a
commercial kitchen. As it stands now, the Board of Health would require that in order to permit the facility, the
Town would need to be the lead permit holder and any business owners using the facility would also need to be
permitted under the Town's licensed facility. Each business would require their own separate locked
refrigeration units and businesses would not be allowed to bring in any of their own equipment, such as an extra
commercial oven. Depending on the type of business operation, it may require the dishwasher to be operational
which would then trigger requiring a grease permit from the Sewer Commission. Permitting the facility in this
manner would prohibit certain types of businesses from operating out of that space and put the Town at more
risk. She recommended a joint meeting between the Board of Health, Sewer Commission and this Board to
discuss the process of permitting it as a commercial kitchen and how to lessen the liability for the town as well
as utilizing the space to benefit our local businesses.
Mr. Ebersole asked for the state law that requires the Town to be the lead permit holder in advance of meeting
with the Board of Health and Sewer Commission.
Announcements:
Mis. Lemieux announced the Summer Street project bids have been postponed until February 6, 2018.
Today we received certification from the Department of Revenue that the fiscal year 2018 tax rate was set at
$19.70 per thousand dollars of valuation. This is down 28 cents from fiscal year 2017.
Mr. Toale noted public access cable taped that municipal building walking tour; it is also up on Youtube.
The Town Manager and he will be meeting to plan the charrette.
Ms. Lemieux announced the ratification of the collective bargaining agreement between the Lunenburg
Professional Firefighters PPFM Local 4358A and the Town. Both parties have voted to ratify the agreement,
which is for three years starting on July 1, 2017 and ending July 1, 2020.
The main provisions of the agreement are as follows:
There was a market adjustment for the fiscal year 2018 wages and a 2% cost of living increase for fiscal years
2019 and 2020. It provided for two additional paid holidays that will be consistent with the other unions and the
non- union employees. The agreement reduced the recall period for employees that were laid off from 2 years to
18 months. A new position of Firefighter/Paramedic was added to the compensation schedule. It established a
flat stipend for a member of the unit less than the rank of Captain who is assigned as the department's Fire
Prevention Officer and provided clarification on statutory updates to certain articles within the agreement.
Special Town Meeting approved the transfer of $13,884.22 from the Salary Reserve line item in the current
year's budget to cover the first year of the contract.
CURRENT BUSINESS
1. 2018 License Renewals
Ms. Lemieux began with the alcohol license renewals. She read the list:
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Fifty Mass Ave.
Ole Ahad
Melendez Magana Inc.
Donald E. Lyons
Carol & Henry Baker
Victory Distributors, LLC
Jiang Jun Lou,Inc.
JK Waterfront Inc
KJ Waterfront Inc
449 Corp
Sarjudas LLC
The Bootlegger
Restaurant All Alcohol
$1,450.00
Hadwen Market
Package Store Wine & Malt
$700.00
Dario's
Restaurant All Aicohol
$1,450.00
settler's Pub
General On Premise All Alcohol $1,450.00
Baker's Whalom Variety
Package Store Wine & Malt
$700.00
Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy
Package Store All Alcohol
$1,450.00
Asian Imperial Garden
Restaurant All Alcohol
$1,450.00
On The Rocks
Restaurant All Aicohol
$1,450.00
Embers Pizzeria
Restaurant All Aicohol
$1,450.00
1 & M's Sports Bar
General On Premise All Alcohol $1,450.00
Lakeview Club
General On Premise All Alcohol $1,450.00
Lunenburg Liquors
Package Store All Alcohol
$1,450.00
a sales sorcer
50 Massachusetts Avenue
1 Main Street
310 Massachusetts Avenue
994 Northfield Road
423 Electric Avenue
333 Massachusetts Avenue
5 Electric Avenue
96 Lakefront Drive
84 Lakefront Drive
5 Summer Street
449 Whalom Road
433 Electric Avenue
Motion: R.Ebersole
To approve the alcohol license renewals for 2018 as presented by Town Manager
Ms. Lemieux read the following renewal lists:
AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT
LICENSEE NAME
B & H Corporation
Donnelly's Tavern Inc.
Lunenburg Zeda's Inc.
American Graffiti, inc
Carol & Henry Baker
Mil, Inc.
449 Corp
Whaiom Gas
DEVICES $35.00 EACH
Mickey Shea's
Donnelly's Tavern
Bad Larry's
American Graffiti
Baker's Whalom Variety
J & M's Sports Bar
Lakeview Gus
ADDRESS
324 Electric Avenue
43 Summer Street
1 Main Street
113 Summer Street
423 Electric Avenue
5 Summer Street
449 Whalom Road
1 Whalom Road
2nd. P. Luck
Vote: All in Favor
# OF DEVICES
4
2
2
JUKEBOX LICENSE $35 EACH
LICENSEE NAME
American Graffiti, Inc
B & H Corporation
Donnelly's Tavern Inc.
JK Waterfront Inc
Lunenburg Zeda's Inc.
MI, Inc.
449 Corp
D/B/A
American Graffiti
Mickey Shea's
Donnelly's Tavern
On The Rocks
Bad Larry's
J & M's Sports Bar
Lakeview Club
ADDRESS
113 Summer Street
324 Electric Avenue
43 Summer Street
96 Lakefront Drive
1 Main Street
5 Summer Street
449 Whalom Road
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MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
LICENSEE NAME
Kabob-e-licious LLC
Kabobe licious
ADDRESS
165 Massachusetts Ave.
Motion: REbersole
To approve the above listed licenses as presented by Town Manager
Mr. Toale asked if there was a limit to BYOB permits. Ms. Lemieux stated no.
Ms. Lemieux read the Common Victualer license renewals:
COMMON VICTUALERS $25.00
LICENSEE NAME
449 Corp
American Graffiti, Inc
B & H Corporation
Carol & Henry Baker
Conrad's Drive-In Inc.
Donald E. Lyons
Donnelly's Tavern Inc.
Dragonfly Garden Café LLC
Fifty Mass Ave.
Genghis Inc.
Global Montello Group Inc.
JD Enterprises, Inc.
Jiang Jun Lou,Inc.
JK Waterfront Inc
Kabob-e-licious LLC
KJ Waterfront Inc
Lanni Orchards Inc.
Lunenburg Zeda's Inc.
Melendez Magana Inc.
MIl, Inc.
Nashoba Valley Donuts, LIC
Ole Ahad
Paul & Linda O'Connell
PK & P Corp.
D/B/A
Lakeview Club
American Graffiti
Mickey Shea's
Baker's Whalom Variety
Conrad's Drive In
Settler's Pub
Donnelly's Tavern
Dragonfly Garden Café
The Bootlegger
Jaxx Country Variety
Honey Farms #3829
Shady Point Beach & Campground
Asian Imperial Garden
On The Rocks
Kabob-e-Licious
Embers Pizzeria
Lanni Orchards
Bad Larry's
Dario's
1 & M's Sports Bar
Dunkin Donuts
Hadwen Market
unenburg Exxor
Dippin Donuts
PP GROUP LLC
Presto Pizza Inc.
Red Pepper, Inc
Sarjudas, LLC
SE FLAN INC.
Stella's Coffee Shop
Victory Distributors, LLC
Whalom Gas
White Farm Ltd.
Presto Pizza
Ixtapa Cantina
Lunenburg Liquors
Sean Patrick's
Stella's Coffee shop
Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy
1 Whalom Road
Cherry Hill Ice Cream
LICENSE TYPE
BYOB permit
FEE
$25.00
2nd. P. Luck
Vote: All in Favor
ADDRESS
449 Whalom Road
113 Summer Street
324 Electric Avenue
423 Electric Avenue
835 Massachusetts Ave.
994 Northfield Road
43 Summer Street
3 Lancaster Ave.
50 Massachusetts Avenue
1353 Massachusetts Avenue
134 Leominster-Shirley Road
701 Reservoir Road
5 Electric Avenue
96 Lakefront Drive
165 Massachusetts Avenue
84 Lakefront Drive
294 Chase Road
1 Main Street
310 Massachusetts Avenue
5 Summer Street
134 Leominster-Shirley Road
1 Main Street
453 Massachusetts Avenue
455 Massachusetts Ave.
177 Massachusetts Avenue
429 Electric Avenue
308 Massachusetts Avenue
433 Electric Avenue
494 Electric Avenue
466 Electric Avenue
333 Massachusetts Avenue
1 Whalom Road
826 Leominster Road
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Colonial Imports, Inc.
Carol & Henry Baker
Custom Auto Body & Sales, inc.
Mass Ave Motors, inc.
Peter M.Kelly
Baker Enterprises Co, Inc.
John V. Goguen
Colonial Imports, Inc.
Robert C. & Michael Lovewell
P&S Trucks and Parts, Inc.
Michael Bartnowski
P&S Trucks and Parts, Inc.
Michael Chapdelaine
North End Subaru
Baker's Towing
Custom Auto Sales & Storage
Mass Ave Motors, Inc.
PMK Motor Sales
The Auto Barn
J.G. Service
North End Subaru
R.C. Motors
P & S Trucks and Parts, Inc.
K C Sales and Services, LLC
P&S Trucks and Parts, Inc.
Chapdelaine Auto Salvage
Class l
Class I!
Class II
Class I!
Class I/
Class Il
Class Il
Class I|
Class II
Class I|
Class Il
Class III
Class Ill
757 Chase Road
421 Electric Avenue
39 Massachusetts Ave.
381 Massachusetts Avenue
36 Summer Street
53 Chase Road
346 Electric Avenue
44 Chase Road
9 Kirby Ave. & 480 Electric Ave.
571 Chase Road
1312 Massachusetts Avenue
571 Chase Road
RR 199 Massachusetts Avenue
Motion: R. Ebersole
2nd: P. Luck
To approve the Class I, Class Il and Class III 2018 Auto Dealer license renewals as presented by Town
Manager
Vote: All in Favor
2. Minutes/ Warrants/ Action File Issues
The Board approved Minutes of October 17, October 23, Octoberand October 25, 2017. The Board signed an
account payable arain he cannot 5 251.302. a payroll warant in the amount of 740, 137.30 and a
3. Committee Reports:
Ms. Luck reported the School Committee met on November 16 and discussed fiscal year 2018 budget updates
and fiscal year 2019 requests for Health, Information Technology and Facilities Maintenance. There is a
meeting tomorrow night and they will discuss budget requests from the schools, special services and the athletic
program. Ms. Luck attended the annual meeting of the Central Mass Regional Stormwater Coalition on the 15".
The our enly have an their in bed oring board Apares ming of Deeaybe 03a heardesps and
to hear requests for
special permits. One is request permission to construct on a lot that only has 28 feet of frontage rather than the
required 50 feet. Ecological Fibers is requesting to add a third driveway at their Pioneer Drive business.
Mart Advisory met on Novmebr 218t
and there was a great deal of discussion regarding the Council on Aging
transportation contract. Their next meeting is December 19t
Mr. Toale reviewed the upcoming meeting schedule. He reminded about the charrette this Thursday.
There was no further public comment.
Motion: R. Ebersole
To adjourn the meeting
2"d, P. Luck
Vote: All in Favor
The meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
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