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July 24, 2023
23 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Shana Teas, Richard W. Brewer, Steven J. Ouellette, Ann E. Boxler
Absent: Manuel Soares, Jr.
Every vote, in order
a Request of Steven Perry Lourenco for a change in Ownership Interest, change in LLC Manager and change in Licensing Manager of OMS, LLC dba Portas da Cidade, 231 State Road -- Cameron D
To approve the change in ownership, LLC and Manager
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to approve the change in ownership, LLC and Manager, seconded by Ms. Shufelt, The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
a Request from Buzzards Bay Brewing, 98 Horseneck Road for a One Day Wine and Malt Beverage License on August 19, 2023 from 3:00pm - 7:00pm, for Shellstock to be held at the Westport Fair Grounds, 200 Pi
To approve the request pending Fire Department notification
From the minutes
“MOTION by Ms. Boxler to approve the request pending Fire Department notification, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Boxler, second: Teas)
b Request from Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery, 417 Hixbridge Road for a One Day Wine and Malt Beverage License on August 19, 2023 from 3:00pm - 7:00pm, for Shellstock to be held at the Westport Fair
To approve the request pending Fire Department notification
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to approve the request pending Fire Department notification, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
To approve the request
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to approve the request, seconded by Ms. Shufelt The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
d Request from the Westport River Watershed Alliance for A One Day All Alcohol Beverage License for their Gala on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 5pm-8pm, to be held at 7 Coggeshall Lane
To approve the request pending Police Department Recommendation
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to approve the request pending Police Department Recommendation, seconded by Ms, Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
To appoint Ryan Furtado
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to appoint Ryan Furtado, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. : The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
b Request from Keith Pelletier, Police Chief, for a Conditional Offer of Employment as Full Time Police Officer to Ryan Williams
To appoint Ryan Williams
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to appoint Ryan Williams, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
c Request from the Highway Department to appoint Evan Almeida as Working Foreman
To appoint Evan Almeida
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to appoint Evan Almeida, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
d Request from John Rezendes, Westport Community TV to hire Olivia Hok as a Temporary Camera Operator
To appoint Ryan Williams
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to appoint Ryan Williams, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
e Request to appoint the following to the Fire Chief Search Committee: Kevin Partridge Cindy Brown Jim Hartnett Steve Ouellette Chief Brian Legendre (Non-voting member)
To make the appointments as listed
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to make the appointments as listed, seconded by Ms. Shufelt The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
f Request from Matt Armendo, Public Health Director to appoint: Olive Wicherski as Full-Time Public Health Excellence (PHE) Shared Services Coordinator Gabrielle Almeida as Full-Time Public Health Excell
To make the appointments as listed
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to make the appointments as listed, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
g Request from Mid City Steel to appoint Maggie D' Aguiar, Christopher Kessing, Abraham Melendez, Sonya Frost, Katie Medeiros, Anna Hubright & Tara Moniz as Public Weighers
To make the appointments as listed
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to make the appointments as listed, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
h Request from Christopher Thrasher to be appointed to the Audit Committee
To appoint Christopher Thrasher
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Brewer to appoint Christopher Thrasher, seconded by Mr. Ouellette The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Brewer, second: Ouellette)
b Request to release Westport Housing Rehabilitation Program Lien recorded in Book 10108 Pages 274-278
To release the lien
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to release the lien, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
To authorize the $20,000 from theTown's Match Fund
From the minutes
“MOTION by Ms. Shufelt to authorize the $20,000 from theTown's Match Fund, seconded by Mr. Ouellette. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Teas, second: Ouellette)
d Request to approve MassDOT letter - Gifford Road/Route 177
To approve the letter
From the minutes
“MOTION by Ms. Shufelt to approve the letter, seconded by Mr. Ouellette. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Teas, second: Ouellette)
e Request from the Council on Aging to accept the following donations: Sandra Massey - $30 - Outreach Representative Paul Schmid - $250 - Summer Cookout Beverly Medeiros - $50 - Tax Help Pauline Garnett
To approve the donations
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to approve the donations, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
f Review Town Adininistrator Performance Review
To approve Mr. Hartnett's Performance review and salary increase
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to approve Mr. Hartnett's Performance review and salary increase, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
g Request from Beverly Bisch, Council on Aging Director to post the part-time position of Assistant to the Director
To post the position
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to post the position, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
a June 26, 2023
To approve the June 26, 2023 minutes
From the minutes
“MOTION by Ms. Boxler to approve the June 26, 2023 minutes, seconded by Ms. Shufelt, The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Boxler, second: Teas)
b July 10, 2023 :
To approve the July 10, 2023 minutes
From the minutes
“MOTION by Ms. Boxler to approve the July 10, 2023 minutes, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Boxler, second: Teas)
To appoint Cindy Brown and Sean Leach to the Long Term building Committee
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to appoint Cindy Brown and Sean Leach to the Long Term building Committee, seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
To adjourn the meeting at 7:23p.m
From the minutes
“MOTION by Mr. Ouellette to adjourn the meeting at 7:23p.m. Seconded by Ms. Shufelt. The Board voted 4-0 in favor, via roll call vote Boxler aye, Shufelt aye, Ouellette aye and Brewer aye.” (Motion: Ouellette, second: Teas)
From the Westport Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s website. Every vote in these minutes has a count, and the minutes name anyone who voted no, abstained or was absent. We check every count against the members named and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Westport Shorelines (EastBayRI). Craig Dutra from a video titled with his name (Coastal Healing channel, about 2021).
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