HomeMy WebLinkAboutLight Comm 04/25/2022Mansfield Municipal Electric Department
Executive Session Minutes of Light Commissioners Meeting
April 25, 2022 2025 IVI A i _. b A 9, O b
Present: Chair Frank Delvecchio, Vice Chair Jess Aptowitz, Clerk Neil Rhein (remote),
Commissioner Steve Schoonveld, Commissioner Mike Trowbridge, Business Manager Joseplf)
Pereira, Mayhew Seavey of PLM, Ron DeCurzio of MMWEC (remote), MatttIde of MMWEC I 1 S
(remote), and Light Department Manager Joseph Sollecito
Motion: To enter into Executive Session for the following reasons and to return to open
session
a. Review and possible approval of minutes of March 21, 2022 Executive Session
where Exemptions 2, 3 and 10 were declared
b. Pursuant to M.G.L. Ch.164, Section 47D and M.G.L. Ch. 30, Section 21,
Exemption 10, to discuss trade secrets or confidential, competitively -sensitive
or other proprietary information provided, in the course of activities conducted
by a governmental body as an energy supplier under a license granted by the
department of public utilities pursuant to section 1F of chapter 164 and when
such governmental body, municipal aggregator or cooperative determines that
such disclosure will adversely affect its ability to conduct business in relation
to other entities making, selling or distributing electric power and energy and
the chair so declares
(Trowbridge/Schoonveld) Passes 5/0
Roll call vote: Delvecchio-aye; Rhein -aye; Trowbridge -aye; Schoonveld-aye and
Aptowitz-aye
Approval of the minutes of the March 21, 2022 executive session was tabled.
Manager Sollecito said they would be discussing MMED's participation in the MMWEC
Special Project 2021A which is very similar to MMWEC's 2022A project. He provided a
memo of explanation of a `MMWEC Special Project' from KP Law. From that memo, if the
Board of Commissioners vote to participate, then the obligation is tied to MMED not the Town.
Manager Sollecito told the Board that when MMWEC is establishing a special project, they
want to get an idea of who is interested then when they come up with the final cost, there will
be a vote. If the Board agrees tonight to move forward, MMED would only be tied in for the
research and development costs. Matt Ide (MMWEC) explained the details of the proposed off
shore wind project. Details cannot be released until after all contracts are executed. Mayhew
Seavey (PLM) also reviewed the proposed MMWEC project and spoke of the advantages of
such a project in MMED's portfolio. Manager Sollecito said that after discussion, they are
supporting this project.
Motion: To adjourn at 5:45 PM and return to open session
(Aptowitzfrrowbridge) Passes 4/0
Roll call vote: Delvecchio-aye; Schoonveld-aye; Trowbridge -aye and Aptowitz-aye
Respectful] submitted: Jacqueline Lee
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