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January 11, 2021
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MEETING MINUTES
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Schoonveld, Select Board Member
- a Lee Azinheira, DPW Director
Mike Ahern, Public Buildings/Special Projects Manager
Christina Collins, DPW Office Manager
Neil Rhein, Select Board Member
Jack Cooney, Finance Committee
Graham Wilson, Board of Health
Amy Donovan Palmer, Health Agent
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Kevin Dumas, Town Manager
SPECIAL GUEST: Kathi Mirza—
MassDEP Regional Municipal Assistance Coordinator
Jake Gehrung
Project Manager for Regional Hazardous Household
Waste Program for Mansfield Foxboro & Norton
(working with Amy)
1. Call to Order— Reading of virtual meeting law —
2. Approval of Minutes —
Lee makes motion to approve December meeting minutes; Mike 2nds motion to approve
December meeting minutes; 7-0 approved — Amy abstains as she was not present at the
December meeting
3. Resident Questions & Comments —
None at this time.
4. Discussion and Development of a Resident Trash & Recycling Survey -
Lee, Mike and Christina came up with a general survey for the committee to review and go over.
It starts with some basic information about the committee and the Town's trash and recycle
output per household.
The Committee goes question by question to get the best wording and questions so that
Committee can get the best information possible with regard to how the residents feel about the
current trash and recycling situation and their views/opinions on what they would like to see as
far as trash and recycling goes in the future. Discussion continues on all questions.
Jake gives some information with regard to the regional hazardous waste program and what they
are working on as far as collection of hazardous waste and what people are looking for in that
aspect. Discusses a company called ACV that is doing curbside hazardous waste pick-up
wherein you call and tell them what you have and they schedule the pick-up right at your house.
ACV is working on a state contract.
Continued discussion about all the questions and narrow down wording and questions to be
included on the survey.
Steve discusses the rollout of the survey. Would like to reach as many people as possible to get a
diverse group of people and unbiased conclusions. Social media, mailers, town website, Board
of Assessors; school newsletters, Mansfield Electric flyer, Keep Mansfield Beautiful emails;
maybe reach out to Nancy and Carrie for their ideas; maybe have postcards on hand at
Ambassador's desk at Town Hall; discussion about how to rollout survey.
Committee also discusses the use of Survey Monkey and will reach out to Kevin to see if any
boards or committees have a monthly membership to same; there will be a fee to be included to
get the best results from survey monkey and fee needs to be paid if we want to use open ended
responses and such.
5. Discussion of town policy regarding donation bins -
Will be tabled to next meeting or this may be something that needs to be addressed by the Select
Board as it pertains to private property.
6. Items Not Known 48 Business Hours Prior to Meeting
7. Committee Members Questions & Comments
8. Next Meeting February 41h at 7:30 p.m. or February 16` at 6:00 pm
Meeting will be February 16°i at 6:00 p.m.
9. Adjournment
Mike makes motion to adjourn meeting; Graham seconds the motion to adjourn; 7-0 motion to
adjourn is approved; meeting adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted
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Signature of Commission Clerk Date of Acceptance