MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE

CORNWALL BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Monday, November 3, 2008

7:30 p.m. - Town Hall

PRESENT: First Selectman Gordon Ridgway, Selectman K.C. Baird, Selectman Richard Bramley, one citizen, one member of the press

First Selectman Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

MINUTES: Selectman Bramley made the motion to approve the minutes of October 21 as presented. First Selectman Ridgway seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to add to the agenda Agricultural Viability Grant. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

COMMUNICATIONS: Citizen Richard Griggs spoke with the Board concerning signage for West Cornwall Farm Market at the intersection of Route 128 and 4.

APPOINTMENTS: The Board reviewed and discussed the list of appointments for November 2008.

Selectman Bramley made the motion to appoint Priscilla Mauro to fulfill the unexpired term of Lynn Fowler as Housatonic River Commission alternate, term which expires in November 2009 and to reappoint Phil Hart as Housatonic River Commission member term to expire in November 2011. First Selectman Ridgway seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to reappoint Earl Brecher as representative to the Northwest Regional Mental Health Board. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to reappoint Chris Hopkins to a second three year term to the Cornwall Grange Trust Fund. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to reappoint Cheryl Evans to a second three year term to the Sydney Kaye Trust Fund. Selectman Bramley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

The Board will further review the vacancy for the term as alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Selectman Baird arrived at 7:45 p.m. and was updated.

COST ANNUAL MEETING: The Board discussed the upcoming COST annual meeting. All three selectmen plan to attend.

STEAP II AND IV: First Selectman Ridgway reviewed with the Board the meeting he attended in Hartford concerning the Hughes Memorial Library and the land next to the library. The Board discussed this.

The Board discussed the STEAP grant for the business facades. First Selectman Ridgway made the motion to appoint Rick Lynn, Paul Prindle and a representative from the Historical Society, tentatively Debbie Jones or Kara Weigold, to a committee to oversee the process for the employment of the business façade grant. Selectman Baird seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

WINTER STORM PARKING BAN: The Board reviewed and signed the annual winter parking ban.

BILL PAYMENT: Bills were paid in the usual manner.

Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Gordon M. Ridgway

Secretary Pro Tem