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Home My WebLink AboutSelect Board 08/12/2026Select Board Meeting Minutes August 12, 2026 Present: Mr. Walter Wilk, Chair; Mr. Kostas Loukas, Vice -Chair; Mr. Brendan Roche and; r. Michael Feck were resent virtually via GoToWebinar. Ms. Mallory Aronstein, Town Mana er�,��( ({y� p Y Y g 1vys;ailsb, t g tirtjuall along with Mr. Mike Ahern, Operations Manager, Mr. Nick Monticello, Finance DIreA� ft01tdi�'A'ic li Br-t and Mr. John Ellard, Treasurer. _11 i0� �� Not Present: Mr. Mark Corsillo, Clerk j' I.0 1. Call To Order Select Board Meeting -Pledge of Allegiance r i, [-�(-[ S Mr. Wilk called the meeting to order at 6:3013M. He then stated that the meeting was being recorded by GoToWebinar. Mr. Wilk asked for someone to volunteer to be the Clerk for the Select Board tonight. Motion: To appoint Brendan Roche as Clerk for the Select Board on August 121h due to the absence of Mark Corsillo. (Feck/Loukos) Roll Call Vote: Feck - Yes Roche —Yes Passes 4:0 Loukos—Yes Wilk —Yes Ms. Aronstein took a moment to recognize those on the virtual meeting: Mr. Mike Ahern, Public Buildings Manager, Mr. Nick Monticello, Finance Director/Town Accountant and Mr. John Ellard, Treasurer/Collector. 2. Discussion and Possible Vote to Approve the Issuance of an Additional Interim Loan Note to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (and the Consolidation of such Note with an Outstanding Interim Loan Note) for the Dustin -Prescott PFAS Treatment and Wells project and to Execute any Agreements and Closing Documents Related Thereto Mr. Monticello provided a summary about the need for this interim loan note. Motion: I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Mansfield, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held August 12, 2026, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following vote was passed, all of which appears upon the official record of the board in my custody: VOTED: (1) that the Town shall issue a bond or bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,837,559* (the "Bonds") pursuant to Chapters 29C and 44 of the General Laws and a vote of the Town passed November 2, 2023 (Article 5, Motion 6), which authorized a total borrowing of $9,100,000, for planning or construction of drinking water infrastructure (the "Project"); (2) that in anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds the Treasurer is authorized to issue an interim loan note or notes (the "Notes") from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,837,559*; (3) that each Bond or Note shall be issued as a single registered security, and sold to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the "Trust") at a price determined pursuant to the financing agreement or agreements with the Trust related to the Project; (4) that the Treasurer is authorized to determine the date, the form, the maximum interest rate and the principal maturities of each Bond and Note, and to execute one or more financing agreements with the Trust with respect to the sale of the Bonds and Notes, such date, form and maturities and the specific interest rate or rates of the Bonds and Notes to be approved by a majority of the Select Board and the Treasurer and evidenced by their execution of the Bonds or Notes; (5) that all action taken to date by the Town and its officers and agents to carry out the Project and its financing, including the execution of any loan commitment or financing agreement by the Treasurer and the Select Board Meeting Minutes August 12, 2026 execution of any project regulatory agreement by the Town Manager, are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed; and (6) that the Treasurer and the other appropriate Town officials are each hereby authorized to take any and all actions necessary and convenient to carry out the provisions of this vote, including execution and delivery of any financing agreements and the project regulatory agreement relating to the Project. I further certify that the vote was taken at a meeting open to the public; that no vote was taken by secret ballot; that a notice stating the place (or method of accessing), date, time and agenda for the meeting (which agenda included the adoption of the above votes) was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal building at which the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CM 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting; that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds or Notes were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25 as amended; and, if the meeting was conducted remotely, it was called and held in accordance with the requirements of Section 20 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, as amended. I further certify that the vote has not been amended, supplemented or revoked and remains in effect on this date. (Roche/Loukos) Roll Call Vote: Feck - Yes Roche —Yes Passes 4:0 Loukos— Yes Wilk — Yes 3. Discussion and Review of Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by Patrick Higgins, received July 22, 2026 ➢ Vote to delegate response to Town Manager Mallory Aronstein Motion: To delegate the Town Manager Mallory Aronstein to respond to the Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by Patrick Higgins. (Roche/Feck) Roll Call Vote: Feck - Yes Roche —Yes Loukos— Yes Wilk —Yes Passes 4:0 4. Discussion and Possible Vote to Appoint the 2026 Election Workers listed below who are all residents of Mansfield, MA Ammidown Judith An ress Nadine Babineau Robert Barnes Lauren Bissett Vivian Boldri hini Neal Camara Gregg Christie Cheryl Darragh James Coyle Pamela Cramer H. David Davidson Kathy Davidson Robert ..�, r- Gin ras 1 4 Lloyd Gordon - O'Connor Barbara Graf Nanc Greene Ronald Gross Roberta Healey Michael In lese Christine Jones Celeste _ Kinahan Kathleen Kotta Judith Kuru anti Padma _ Kuru anti Subraman am_ Lane Donna McGurty- Rakiey Maureen Memoty Catherine Nevers John Nevers Theresa O'Brien Anna O'Connor Denise Oldmixon Diane Palomba James Poe Katherine Ra azzo James Roberts Laurie Rumsis Jeri Sansone Brenda Select Board Meeting Minutes August 12, 2026 Nicole Devine Paula Dhu kar Anuradha Dwyer Sara Eckler Marie Fasoli Kathy Forbes Esther Larosee Sandra Lasher Kathleen Levine Sandra Levine Sheila Margerum Nancy Massefski Alma McCarron Cindy McGarry John Sava eau Anthony Shaw Annette S a noli Leslie Steele Evelyn Sultana John Szymanski Marcia Turk Sharon Motion: To appoint the 2026 Election Workers as listed in the agenda. (Roche/Feck) Roll Call Vote: Feck - Yes Roche —Yes Loukos —Yes Wilk — Yes Passes 4:0 5. Discussion and Potential Vote to Award Bid of Sale: "Roland Green Lot 2," Assessors Map 21 Lot 48, $360,000, Steve Hansen, Hansen Associates, Inc., Ashland, MA Motion: To Award the Bid of Sale of Roland Green Lot 2, Assessors Map 21 Lot 48 in the amount of $360,000 to Steve Hansen, Hansen Associates, Inc. (Roche/Feck) Roll Call Vote: Feck - Yes Roche —Yes Loukos—Yes Wilk — Yes Passes 4:0 6. Any items not anticipated by the Chair 48 hours prior to this meeting There were no items. 7. Adjourn Motion: To adjourn the August 12, 2026 Select Board Meeting at 6:45PM. (Roche/Loukos) Roll Call Vote: Feck - Yes Roche —Yes Lou kos —Yes Wilk — Yes Passes 4:0 Si ure Minutes prepared by Carrie Champagne g4/iL Datle Documents used in meeting: 1. Open Meeting Law Complaint from Patrick Higgins 2. Election Worker List from Town Clerk 3. Roland Green Bid Documents Select Board Meeting Minutes August 12, 2026