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Meeting Minutes: July 7, 2009 Meeting Called to Order: 7:40 pm
Meeting Held at: Berger Room at Town Hall
Virginia Adams (VA)
Present
Angela Binda (AB)
. A
Mark Cardono (MC)
Present
Susan Patterson (SP)
Pr M
Kathy Greenfield, Chair (KG)
Present
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Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
Present
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Roberta Sullivan (RS)
Present
Follow-
Subject
Discussion
Action Items
UP
Meeting
Minutes from 6/2 approved as amended 5-0.
Submit copies of
approved minutes
SRS
Minutes
Minutes from 6/23 approved as amended 3-0-2.
to Town Clerk
Commission
Susan Patterson was given a Certificate of
Members
Appreciation for service from 2005-2009.
Town secured funds for RFQ advertisement from
Treasurer's
general fund without a warrant or RHC vote despite
Report
a request that they do not do that. This oversight
halted payment of bills due to be paid from RHC
Follow up on
General Fund. Situation rectified.
RS
Special Revenue account is out of balance due to
account status
At Wood End deposits being incorrectly put in this
account instead of Historic Trust account, along with
some other issues.
RFQ
Ad was published in Boston Globe and on listserve
To date 6 responses have been received. RFP
distribution will begin next week.
Historic &
Architectural
KG has begun a list of potential residential property
Work on potential
RHC
Inventory
additions.
property lists
RHC received response from Peter Hechenbleikner
Down Town
(PH) regarding our request for changes to the
common. PH asked for our opinion on having part of
Contact PH with
KG
common used as part of the Adopt-an-Island
opinion
program. RHC unanimously agreed that this should
not happen in adherence to the Common Guidelines.
Meeting adjourned at: 8:35 pm
Note Taker: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Submitted as Final document on: August 18, 2009
Next Meeting Scheduled for: August 11, 2009