HomeMy WebLinkAboutLight Comm. 05/17/2021Mansfield Municipal Electric Department RECEIVED
Minutes of Light Commissioners Meetingi;1,�i7! Ci CR OFFICE
May 17, 2021
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Present: Chair Frank Delvecchio, Vice Chair .Tess Aptowitz, Clerk Neil Rh in, Commissioner
Mike Trowbridge, Commissioner Steve Schoonveld and Light Depart lIaS oseph
Sollecito
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The meeting was held remotely due to the pandemic and called to order at 4:30 PM followed
by the Pledge of Allegiance. Chair Delvecchio read the following:
"Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of
the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18, and the Governor's March 31, 2020 Order
imposing strict limitations on the number of people that may gather in one place, this
meeting of the Town of Mansfield's Light Commissioners is being conducted via remote
participation. No in -person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but
every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings
as provided for in the Order.
This meeting has been posted on the Town's website. To provide virtual access to this
meeting by the public, the Town is utilizing the GoToWebinar platform. The instructions
are below on how members of the public attending this meeting virtually will be allowed
to make comments if they wish to do so, during the portion of the meeting designated for
public comment. Again, these instructions can be found below or on the Town's website
at www.mansfieldma.com"
A complete copy of the Board packet containing all documents that are referenced in the
minutes is on file at the Mansfield Municipal Electric Department office.
Citizen Comments — none
Motion: To approve minutes of the April 12, 2021 Light Commissioners meeting
(Trowbridge/Aptowitz) Passes 510
Roll call vote: Delvecchio-aye; Trowbridge -aye; Aptowitz-aye; Schoonveld-aye and
Rhein -aye
Financial Statements March 2021 — Manager Sollecito presented the financial statements for
March 2021. He explained that the generation charge payable which was $0 in 2020 is now
$219K due to the reset that was necessary because of the way it was functioning. MMED's
operating cash position is $16.5 million vs $15.9 million in 2020. Manager Sollecito also noted
that energy sales were very impressive as they were up 5.6% compared to last year at the start
of the pandemic.
Gilbert Street ROW UG project — Manager Sollecito said MMED accepted bids for manhole
and conduit installation for the Gilbert Street ROW UG project. This bid is for the first part of
a two part project which has been delayed due to the pandemic. He said there were four bidders
and P. DeGirolamo of Foxboro was the lowest bidder.
Motion: To award the Gilbert Street ROW UG Project to P. DeGirolamo of Foxboro,
MA for a total of $671,180.00
(Rhein/Trowbridge) Passes 5/0
Roll call vote: Delvecchio-aye; Aptowitz-aye; Rhein -aye; Trowbridge -aye and
Schoonveld-aye
New MMED Logo — At a previous meeting, Manager Sollecito had told the Board that he
desired to standardize the MMED's brand and logo. He said that he has been working with a
team made up of Engineer Chris Cox, Line Foreman Ralph Bellavance, Office Administrator
Laurie Anderson and Business Manager Joe Pereira and they have considered approximately
thirty different logos. The Town Manager Kevin Dumas was also included to ascertain his
opinion. Manager Sollecito presented a recommended logo along with 1" alternate and 2"`,
alternate options.
Clerk Rhein said he prefers the 1 s` alternate logo as the word "Department" is not so prominent.
He noted that not everything needed to be changed out all at once just because there is a new
logo. He thought it should be done gradually as things came up and wondered what the plan
is. Manager Sollecito said he had no estimate for the timeline as of yet.
Motion: To approve the recommended logo as the new MMED logo
(Trowbridge/Aptowitz) Passes 4/1
Roll call vote: Delvecchio-aye; Aptowitz-aye; Rhein -nay; Trowbridge -aye and
Schoonveld-aye
Mansfield Community Assistance Fund — Manager Sollecito gave an overview of the
Mansfield Community Assistance Fund. In 2020 $5,323.20 was received in donations and
$878.87 was given out in assistance. He explained there were no terminations in 2020 because
of the pandemic which is why not a lot of assistance was given out. So far in 2021, $3,780.29
has been received in donations and $3,330.24 has been given out.
Comments from Commissioners — Commissioner Schoonveld commented that MMED does
a lot for the Town such as putting up lights. He wondered if there were any other needs that
are not being met and suggested coming up with a list of items such as the recreation fields. He
thought they could help with MMED's surplus of funds.
Vice Chair Aptowitz thanked Manager Sollecito for his email regarding Project 2015A in
Peabody with MMWEC. He asked that Manager Sollecito keep the Board updated on the
project.
Motion: To adjourn at 4:56 PM
(Schoonveld/Aptowitz) Passes 5/0
Roll call vote: Delvecchio-aye; Aptowitz-aye; Rhein -aye; Trowbridge -aye and
Schoonveld-aye
Respe tfully submitted: Jacqueline Lee
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Si nature of Clerk Date of Approval