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OPENING
OF REGULAR MEETING |
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Call to Order and Roll Call |
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All members of Council and our Town Manager and Town Clerk were present.
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Pledge of Allegiance |
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Approval of the Agenda |
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Approval of minutes of special meeting held
September 19, 2008 |
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Approval of minutes of special meeting held
August 28, 2008 |
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Approval of Financial Report |
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Announcements/Recognition of Visitors and Public
Comment |
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Tony
Pratt, from DENREC recently advised the Town that the Army Corps of
Engineers, as part of the Dewey Beach enhancement project, will be
depositing 200,000 cubic yards of sand on our beach this winter.
200,000 cubic yards is about the same amount of sand that was deposited
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Ten
days ago, the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company took delivery of two
ambulances. They will be used to provide ambulance service in our fire
district beginning on January 1, 2009. John Fisher, EMS Supervisor
proudly stands next to the ambulances. |
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Construction has begun on the lot at Garfield Parkway and South Atlantic
Avenue, which was previously occupied by the Blue Surf Motel.
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| II. |
REPORTS OF MEMBERS AND STANDING
COMMITTEES |
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A. |
Report from the Audit Committee (Doyle) |
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B. |
Report from Planning Commission (Killmer) |
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Report from Non-Residential Design Review
Committee (Killmer) |
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D. |
Report from Cultural and Historic Affairs
Committee (Olmstead) |
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E. |
Report from Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
(Gordon) |
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F. |
Report from Charter and Ordinance Review Committee (Peterson) |
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G. |
Report from Communications Committee (Mulligan) |
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H. |
Report from the Town Manager (Graviet) |
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OLD BUSINESS |
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A. |
There
was no old business |
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NEW BUSINESS |
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A. |
Audit Report on Auditor's Findings for Fiscal Year 2008 |
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B. |
Committee Guideline Annual Review,
Confirmation and Possible Vote |
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The final paragraph of our “Guidelines for establishing new committees”
states “These guidelines shall be reconfirmed annually at the October
meeting of Town Council. Upon approval, they shall be distributed to
all Town Council members and committees.” Council voted to make a few modifications to the
document. The attending public was asked, if anyone in the audience
would care to comment regarding the proposed modifications.
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1. Discussion regarding Council membership on Audit
Committee |
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2. A motion was made and seconded to state
that Town Council members shall not serve on the Audit
Committee. The motion
passed. |
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3. A
motion was made and seconded to modify the name of this document to
“Bethany Beach Committee Guidelines”. The
motion passed. |
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4. A
motion was made and seconded to modify page 2, Term: to correct the
erroneous statement “...except for Planning Commission which is approved by
Planning Commission members” to read, “Planning Commission members shall
be appointed during the September Town Council meeting and their term of
office shall be from date of appointment until the close of business on
the Thursday prior to the third Friday of October.
The motion passed. |
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5. A
motion was made and seconded to modify page 3, Meetings: to state, “A
record of the meeting shall be made in the form of minutes and kept in
the town files. Minutes are a factual record of the actions of a
committee. They are not to be used to express the opinions or
views of Committee Chairpersons or Committee members. Town staff
shall make changes to minutes based on the recorded records of Committee
meetings, but shall not rewrite minutes of a Committee meeting unless
directed to do so by a majority vote of the Town Council.
The motion passed. |
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6. A motion was made and seconded to
modify page 1, Definitions: "A committee in the Town of
Bethany Beach is a body of at least three persons elected or
appointed to consider, study, investigate or take action on
assigned matters. Committees are established to fulfill a
specific purpose or serve in an advisory role with a few
exceptions to the Town Council as well as allowing greater
citizen participation.
The motion passed. |
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7. A motion was made and seconded to
modify page 2, Term: "Committee appointments expire
annually except those with approved multi-year term limits at
the close of business on the Thursday prior to the third Friday
of the October Town Council meeting." The motion passed. |
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C. |
Appointments to Board, Commissions and Committees |
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1. Committee Member Appointments and
Confirmation |
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Audit Committee
Donald Doyle, Chair
Jerry Dorfman
Chuck Peterson |
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Budget and Finance Committee
Jack Gordon, Chair
Stanley Berkman
Denise Boswell
Jerry Dorfman
Donald Doyle
Joseph Healy
Philip Rossi
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Charter and Ordinance Review Committee
Chuck Peterson, Chair
Mike Boswell
Mary Sue Forestieri
Fulton Loppatto
Lonny Moore
John Eckrich
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Associate, Non-Voting |
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Communications Committee
Tracy Mulligan, Chair
Thomas Defibaugh
Larry Fishell
Rosemary Hardiman
Cullen Langford
Monte Wisbrock
Margaret Young
Pat Neary
Lisa Kail
Mike Yoder
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Associate, Non-Voting
Associate, Non-Voting
Associate, Non-Voting |
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Cultural and Historic Affairs Committee
Carol Olmstead, Chair
Jane Fowler
Theo Loppatto
Pat Rogers
Mary Lou Urquhart
Margaret Young
Gloria Farrar
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Associate, Non-Voting |
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Non Residential Design Review Committee
Lew Killmer, Chair
John Hendrickson
Jim Weisberger
John Eckrich
Planning Commission Member |
2 year term expires on October 14, 2010
2 year term expires on October 14, 2010
2 year term expires on October 14, 2010
2 year term expires on October 14, 2010
1 year term expires on October 15, 2009 |
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Our Planning Commission did not meet during the past month, thus
they have not yet selected one of their members to serve as their
representative on this committee. Once they make their selection, we
can appoint this member to the committee. |
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Ad Hoc – Zoning Code Review for barriers to rehabilitation or
repair of homes built prior to 1978.
Their report to Town Council is due on January 16th, 2009.
Dan Costello, Chair
Donald Brown
Martin DeCre
Joseph Eibling
Lew Killmer, Planning Commission Representative |
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A motion was made and seconded to confirm the
committee member nominations.
The motion passed. |
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2. Zoning Board Appointments and Confirmations
The mayor declined to nominate new members for
this board at this time as he would like Council to complete a
discussion of a previous suggestion to consider merging the Zoning Board
with the Planning Commission to create a Planning and Zoning Commission.
This should be an agenda item in a future meeting. |
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3. Board of Adjustment Appointments and Confirmation
Nominations were presented for confirmation at this meeting, and are
effective immediately. All current members were reappointed as a group
in 2005 thus these appointments are for one, two and three years to
provide a rotating schedule of appointment with one member being
appointed each year to provide for
continuity as provided in Delaware Code, Title 22, Chapter 3, Paragraph
322 (D)(2).
The Board of Adjustment members will select their chairperson and
secretary during their first meeting.
1 year term Thomas
Mahler
Expires 10-15-2009
2 year term
Robert Parsons
Expires 10-14-2010
No term limit Robert Graham
As long as he is Zoning Commission Chairperson
A motion was made and seconded to confirm the nominations.
The motion passed. |
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4. Board of Assessment Appointments and Confirmation
Nominations were presented for confirmation at this meeting, and are
effective immediately. The following individuals were
nominated to serve on our Board of Assessment until 10-15-2009.
Donald Carmichael, Chair
Robert
Graham
Philip Rossi
A motion was made and seconded to confirm the nominations.
The motion passed. |
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5. Planning
Commission
Nominations were presented for confirmation at this meeting, and are
effective immediately. The Planning Commission is expected to
select their Chairperson for the next year during their meeting on October 19th, 2008.
Having been elected as a town council member, Mr. Killmer
resigned his position on our Planning Commission. The Mayor requested
Council confirmation for the following appointments:
Mr. John Gaughn to
replace Mr. Killmer on the Planning Commission with his term to expire
on 10-14-2010 when Mr. Killmer’s term would
have expired.
Mr. Don Doyle’s reappointment on the Planning Commission with his term
to expire on 10-20-2011.
Mr. Fulton Lappatto’s reappointment on the Planning Commission with his
term to expire on 10-20-2011.
Mr. Lew Killmer's appointment on the Planning Commission as the Town
Council representative for a one year term that will expire on
10-15-2009.
A motion was made
and seconded to confirm the nominations. The
motion passed. |
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The meeting was adjourned at the completion of the agenda. |
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING MAY BE REFERRED
TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION. THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED
MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ITEMS INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OR THE DELETION OF
ITEMS INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE
MEETING. Additional items may be
referred to the Council from the committees that meet between the
posting of the agenda and the Council meeting. |
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Posted: |
10/06/2008 |
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Revised and Posted: |
10/06/2008 |
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Town of Bethany Beach Administration |
