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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKMBmin08222012 Meeting Agenda August 22,2012 7:00 pm ©Town Hall 3`d Floor Guests: Lee Azinheira and Mark Cook from the Mansfield DPW Attendees: Neil, Patricia, Pat, Dave, Jason, Mike,Brian Guests: DPW-Lee and Mark Absent: Heather Beautification &Community Greening: 7:00-7:45: Installation of park benches at Fulton's Pond and Plymouth Street DPW(Mark) cited staffing shortages which have made the workload challenging Mark stated that the to-do list included here (excluding long-term items) seems do-able Mark said there may be an opening on the schedule between 9/10 and 9/21 to squeeze some of this in Installation of 1 remaining trash barrel Mark stated that there may actually be a 2"d barrel (brand new/wrapped) as well All agreed that the location for this barrel should be on N Main Street next to the "Barrows lot" replace the painted barrel with permanent barrel Farmers' Market sign Mark stated this is currently being made Two-sided, 3'x3' (approximate),white To be mounted on two black poles Standardly these are 7'tall but it can be any height as it won't be walked under Consider traffic visibility from behind it Removal of old phone at Sweet&Crafty This may be on private property, in which case the DPW can't remove it Neil provided note from owner of Sweet & Crafty authorizing removal of phone booth DPW will follow up Plans for North Common? Lee can email the plans if we need them; Neil stated that he has them Lee stated that there are individuals willing to donate trees (as many as 3) Currently there is not funding for this initiative Mark stated that a master plan needs to be approved for the project, and this can be used to facilitate use of any donations that may come in There may be a fundraiser for a new flag pole This will be a phased, multi-year project New gazebo is almost complete Landscaping will be put in around it; Guerini hydro-seeded,and left small area for shrubs There is a walkway installed Irrigation was also installed around the gazebo Should flower barrels be installed around gazebo next year, the irrigation could be used to install a drip line for the barrels The irrigation has a timed spigot Long term project ideas: route 106 embankments& Fulton's Pond Route 106 The embankments along 106 near the MBTA station will need drought resistant, low maintenance plantings that will not cause problems to concrete with their roots Mark stated the DPW installed trees that meet this criteria near the cemetery next to S Common which can reach 30' New handicapped ramp is still planned for train station/N Common side of 106 New mini platforms will be installed at train station Electronic pay boxes to be installed Winthrop Street lot to be re-paved Mark stated that a previous proposal included removing 6 parking spaces from the Winthrop Street lot and replacing them with trees (3 total) along the guard rail that is adjacent to the embankment This was not approved as the town did not want to give up 6 parking spaces The town and the state have each put forward $200k for development near the train station Fulton's Pond Board of Health restrictions along with Conservation Commission restrictions prevent certain projects around the pond and river area Restrictions stretch within 200' of the pond/river Next year Rumford Ave will be re-paved with new sidewalks and granite curbstones Mark included granite to replace the planter that separates the Fulton's Pond parking from Rumford Ave Plan to widen the planter as well Potentially expand the Fulton's Pond lot towards West Street, and wipe out 2 existing spaces in favor of planting trees Can't touch the growth on the embankment parallel to West Street; the Conservation Commission controls this River Protection Act also is in play Other Long-Term Confirmed that the Barrows parking lot area is town property(potential future beautification) Dave inquired of the restrictions around planting trees in the 140 median strip Mark suggested we speak with MA Highway District 5 Bernie McCourt Lee may also have contacts for us to speak with Route 106 is not a state.road approaching Easton Consider installing Welcome to Mansfield sign on 106 at Easton line Similar to Common signs Install after roadwork next year Flower Barrels 2"d week of September Pat will contact DPW in November to remove barrels for season Fall planting date-September 15th Pull up old flowers/prep barrels-September 12th New Adopt-a-Spot signs Currently there are stakes and.these signs can conceivably be affixed with screws Mark stated that many of the stakes need replacement We Noticed! Mansfield Fabric Care to receive Need picture of business with beautification evident, framed Need certificate,framed Neil to send certificate to.Patricia Neil will write press release for 9/15 Patricia will present certificate, Nancy will photograph Need to call owner 1st to coordinate and notify them of their winning Harbor One voted in at Family Fun Night,will receive next certificate(timing TBD) Litter Prevention and Cleanup 7:45-8:00 Street sweeping locations and frequency DPW will be sweeping the 3 underpasses on 8/31 (tentative) The downtown area is swept every few weeks (as needed) This,includes the underpasses, Mansfield Ave, North Main to Allied Auto Weed Spraying Weeds are sprayed onus as-needed basis across town using Round Up The DPW can spray anywhere but it's performed at night and the spray needs to dry before any children may go near it Copeland Drive DPW sweeps the roadway periodically Empty publication bin at corner of North Main and route 106 Mark stated that they will look into removing the free publications bin Extra recycling bins to return to Pepsico Blue bins-should be 50 of them total Pepsi has requested them to be returned Mark stated he would look into where these are Litter Buster's Swat Team replaced in September with Mansfield Green visit on September 8th Administration: 8:00-8:30 Review and approve minutes from previous meeting All Approved report Family Fun night recap Raised $105 Cash reimbursements Neil reimbursed $24 for Go Daddy domain registration (2 years) Mansfield Green Pull up dead rhododendrons? There are 2-3 which may be dead Instead of next Litter Busters, Committee to meet at Mansfield Green on September 8th to evaluate Green Communications & PR Update on website Change Twitter section to show only recent tweets (currently shows all) Sizing —reduce whitespace on sides of page Make page viewable with mobile devices (Safari,iPhone) iPhone shows half of page layered on top of one another For links off of our site, change so it is "Open in New Window" instead of taking the user off of our page Jason's bio is needed-send to Neil Change "Support"menu item to read "Get Involved" Include Make Donation, Volunteer, Submit a Suggestion Reconsider potential menu and navigation setup for top menu bar Find sites with good navigation to suggest ours to mirror Setup top menu as "Litter Cleanup," "Beautification,"and "Recycling Edit"Support" page where the detail is documented for"Make Checks Payable to"—ensure the account number is all on 1 line(it breaks across 2 at present) Ask developer to remove "Browser Out-Dated" warning messages from site Town website updated Brian worked with Sacha.(town website administrator)to update http://mansfieldma.com/beutifv (yes the URL is spelled,wrong) 170 Facebook fans, 112 Twitter followers Annual report for KAB complete; dues paid Annual conference in January in Washington DC Mansfield News column Thank you notes Next meeting date? September 19th