Regular Meeting of
HOUSING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
December 10, 2007
Chairman Francis Halle called the meeting of the Town of Mansfield Housing Code Board of Appeals to order at 5:02 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Audrey P. Beck Building.
I. ROLL CALL
Members present: Francis Halle, Robert Kremer (5:15 pm), Brian McCarthy and Richard Pellegrine. The secretary, Jennifer Thompson, was also present at the meeting.
Member(s) absent: Agatha Hoover
Upon confirmation that a quorum was present, the meeting proceeded.
II. AGENDA
a. Approval / Revision of Meeting Agenda
Secretary asked the Chairman to be recognized and was so granted. Secretary apologized to the Board for oversight in Agenda preparation for lack of Approval / Revision of Agenda and Old Business – Approval / Revision of Meeting Minutes. Upon the Secretary’s request to Chairman to call for motion to revise agenda to include these items, motion was made by Brian McCarthy to accept the agenda as so revised and seconded by Richard Pellegrine. All being in favor, motion passed.
III. OLD BUSINESS
a. Approval / Revision of Meeting Minutes
Chairman called for a motion to accept or revise the minutes of the February 12, 2007 meeting minutes. Motion was made by Richard Pellegrine to accept the minutes and seconded by Frank Halle. All being in favor, motion passed.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
a. Review / Approval of 2008 Regular Meeting Schedule
Secretary provided members with a proposed draft schedule based on current regular meeting date and time. The members reviewed the proposal and after brief discussion reached consensus that continuing on anticipated meetings for the second Monday of each month at 5:00 pm would still work best for everyone’s schedule. Richard Pellegrine moved to accept the regular meeting schedule for 2008 as proposed. Brian McCarthy seconded. All being in favor, motion passed.
b. Selection of Chairman for 2008
Chairman called for nominations of new Chairman. Brian McCarthy nominated Richard Pellegrine to serve in this position. Francis Halle seconded. Richard Pellegrine accepted with caveat of understanding of his unavailability should something come up when he will be out of state during the winter. Vote was taken, all being in favor, the motion was carried. Richard Pellegrine shall serve as Chairman of the Housing Code Board of Appeals for the 2008 year. Thanks were extended to Francis Halle for serving over the course of the past year.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Brief general positive discussion ensued regarding the housing code and town administration of the program. Secretary noted that (1) there were no applications for appeals received to date and (2) provided to each member a copy of the legal notice for Town Council approval of zone expansion as published in The Chronicle on December 3, 2007.
There being no further business to be presented to the members, Richard Pellegrine moved to adjourn the meeting. Robert Kremer seconded.
Motion so passed and the meeting was adjourned at 5:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,