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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin brd of selectmen 04/21/04 RECEIVEI 'in) rL'"~RHS OF·FICE t if ~" .'¿ t.. ~ \ Present: 04 APR 29 AM 8: 02 f'1ANSFIELD MASSACHUSETTS Michael W. McCue, Chairman; Steven W. MacCaffrie, Vice Chairman; Roger S. Achille, Clerk; Selectmen David W. McCarter and Louis P. Amoruso; Town Manager John O. D' Agostino Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 r The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Light Commissioners portion of the meeting was moved forward on the agenda and was called to order by Light Commissioner Steven W. MacCaffrie. Minutes of this portion of the meeting were prepared separately and will be filed with the Town Clerk following their approval. The Light Commissioners meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. and the Board reconvened to carry forth the business of the Board of Selectmen. r · Warrant No. 43 in the amount of$3,523,985.69 Motion: To approve (Achille-Amoruso) 5-0 with Selectman McCarter abstaining from Municipal Building Committee payroll Passes · Minutes of April 14, 2004 Selectmen's Meeting Motion: To approve as amended (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 4-0 Passes · Tweeter Parking Lot license Motion: To approve (Amoruso-MacCaffrie 5-0 Passes Town Mana2er and Staff · Letter from Town Engineer John Sullivan re: proposed Mansfield Skateboard Park r · Memo from Humane Officer Jeffrey Collins re: Michael Grant Leash Law Proposal The lack of agreement between the two gentlemen was discussed, with it being noted that staff is ultimately the entity involved with the enforcement of the by-law. Town Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 1 r Manager D' Agostino suggested trying to resolve the issue rather than let it be debated at Town Meeting, noting that it is the Board's decision as to how to go forward with the wording. Chairman McCue stated the Board will begin the review of warrant articles next Wednesday and asked Mr. Collins, Mr. Grant and the Police Chief be invited to participate in the discussion. The Town Manager said he will also discuss it with Town Counsel. Boards and Committees · Letter from Planning Board Acting Chair Doug Annino with positive recommendation on the plan for the construction of the skateboard park Motion: To accept the report (MacCaffrie- McCarter) Selectman MacCaffrie suggested the location should have been discussed prior to this point 5-0 Passes Motion: To establish the skateboard park in accordance with the letters of Town Engineer John Sullivan and the YMCA (MacCaffrie- McCarter) 4-1 with MacCaffrie opposed Passes r · Letter from Planning Board member Frederick S.Armstrong disclosing appearance of conflict - deemed by Ethics Commission not to be a conflict State and Local Government · Copy of letter from DPW Director Lee Azinheira to Duane Knapp, Norton Water & Sewer Superintendent, re: Thorndike Properties Questions were raised as to whether Norton will get the matter straightened out. · Joint letter with Norton Board of Selectmen to MassHighway to be signed Motion: To sign the letter and send it to MassHighway (Amoruso-MacCaffri) 5-0 Passes · Letter from SRPEDD requesting appointment of delegates for the term May 28, 2004 through May 31, 2005 Advertise for Selectmen's representative Residents · Letter from Ziad Jamous of 31 Church Street requesting removal of an electric pole placed in the middle of the entrance to the parking lot at AI-Noor Academy r Selectman MacCaffrie asked that a request be sent to Verizon to remove it Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 2 r · E-mail from Carol Sosman Ham of the Mansfield Garden Club requesting permission to put up their sign on the South Common a week before their May 8th plant sale and to block off and use Park Row in fröm of Town Hall that day Motion: To approve with a positive review by the Police and Fire Departments (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes EI Azteca Public Hearing for New All Alcohol Restaurant License The legal notice of public hearing as it appeared in The Sun Chronicle on April 7, 2004 was read into the record. Zotico Vazquez, applicant and proposed manager of EI Azteca Mexican Restaurant at 310 North Main Street, was present for the hearing. Attorney Christopher Petrarca was expected to represent him in his request for a license to serve all alcoholic beverages, but was not yet present. Motion: To open the public hearing at 8:04 p.m. (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes r Public comment was invited; none was forthcoming. It was noted Zotico Vazquez holds an all alcoholic beverages license for his restaurant in Attleboro and he reported there have been no problems there. The application package was reviewed, which included letters of reference and a satisfactory report from the Department of Public Safety showing no criminal record. Also included with the application was a copy of Mr. Vazquez's Certificate of Naturalization needed to hold an alcohol license. Motion: To close the Public Hearing at 8:12 p.m. (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes Motion: To approve the license pending receipt of the required notarized affidavit of mailing, certified mail receipts and check in payment of advertising from Mr. Vazquez's attorney (MacCaffrie-Achille) 5-0 Passes Subsequent to the close of the Public Hearing Attorney Christopher Petrarca arrived with the documents necessary to complete the application. r Sheriff Thomas Hodgson was presents at the invitation of Chairman McCue to talk about the services his office has available to cities and towns within Bristol County. He noted their efforts to help communities and people in public service get more done without having to increase local budgets. Work crews prepare ball fields for youth baseball and dugouts for tournaments. In Somerset they repaired chainlink fence around the high school. They also work in elderly complexes, painting all interiors in Taunton. This helps to prepare inmates for re-entry into the workforce. Park benches, hydrants, and Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 3 r' graffiti removal on bridges and walls are also projects they undertake. In addition they provide surplus equipment (desks, chairs, cabinets) and provided a fire engine in Somerset. He asked that communities send him a list of things they need, noting they are facilitators-it's military furniture donated to government and non-profit agencies. Selectman Achille asked if there is afee charged for the work. No - just call and they'll schedule it. There are eight crews. The workers are primarily inmates convicted of drug- related crimes. Some are there on domestic issues. Nobody is allowed on a crew if there are outstanding warrants or issues involving violence. Those on the pre-release crew are serving their last six months and are unrestrained. There is one officer with five to six inmates in the group. r- Chairman McCue asked who polices the cleanup around the Train Station that does not seem to be getting done, noting he gets complaints all the time about the mess along the sides of the tracks. Town Manager D 'Agostino noted contractually we maintain the parking areas and doesn't think we have the authority to work on the tracks. He believes there would be a safety issue and a liability but will check into it. Selectman Achille recalled a great deal of sensationalism when the program began that has since subsided. Sheriff Hodgson noted it has, and that originally people had concerns. Within the County system they recognize that individuals are repeat offenders if they're not set up with a work-ethic and thus benefit from the community service program. They have not had any security problems. Selectman McCarter recalled controversy about inmates involved in the program being sent out in chain-gangs. Sheriff Hodgson noted some communities don't want the tandem groups and if they prefer not to have them, they can send a crew from the pre-release group instead. Taunton has cornered the market on tandem crews. Selectman MacCaffrie suggested the schools generally have a re-painting program and are looking to get things done over the summer. He noted it might be a place for them to save some money. Chairman McCue noted the concern about exposure to students would be removed over the summer. In summary, Sheriff Hodgson offered his support to the community. A five minute recess called to allow for the set up of a Power Point presentation to be given by the Finance Committee. Finance Committee members in attendance were Chairman Andres Gazzolo, Charlene Lavin, Michael Sams, Jim Lazzara, and Jess Aptowitz. They reviewed their suggestions for the budget and provided detailed information. r Mr. Sams noted they're at a critical point in balancing the budget, being $3.9 million short with three weeks to go to Town Meeting. He noted the main problem in getting to a balanced budget has been the Schools. We have terrific schools of which we're very proud. It's meritorious that they're striving to get even better. School budget related Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 4 (' items, including healthcare costs, have gone up $10 million since 2000. A couple a economic realities need to be realized-money is finite, it doesn't grow on trees. There is a limited supply of revenue. The second point is if you want to have a balanced budget, you have to submit budget requests that are within economic realities. They have not been adhering to that principal. They have tried to foster hysteria to make people believe we're not educating our kids. The School Superintendent submitted an increase of 15.2% over last year's budget, telling the School Committee that it was reasonable and necessary and "this is what we need." That was the first step in the process of creating hysteria. FinCom had questions and asked Superintendent Moretti to explain this. He was told by Mr. Moretti that he didn't like the tone of my questions and not to micromanage. The second request was for 8.5% increase in March. "This is decimation of the School system" he said. He used a visual of a family in a rowboat about to be submerged, calling it "the perfect storm." More recently when faced with the prospect of reducing the increase to less than 8.5% it was deemed "criminal." The school should be ashamed of themselves for creating hysteria. In the private sector no business could exist with yearly increases of 15% or 8% and say that's what they have to have-the would end up in failure because they're being mismanaged. {' The FinCom agrees we have to educate our kids and have embraced that. It is equally indisputable that we have educated them and paid for it. They will not discuss reducing their budget, referring to it as "a cut". We're actually recommending an increase over last year's budget, but a fiscally responsible increase. Right now the school has $1 million to play with despite the claim of decimation. On the eve of last year's Town Meeting they promised to have $200,000 extra in their revenue stream as the result of teachers retiring and being replaced with teachers on a lower pay schedule. They're also not talking about the $300,000 net profit they've realized by taking over the YMCA pre- and after-school programs. They also recalculated by $500,000 their reimbursement from Special Education. The total of these is $1 million in additional revenue without any increase in the budget. They also now have 5.5 teachers over last year's staffing level. Their cries of "decimation, perfect storm and criminal" are not justified. There has been no decrease in their administrative staff. The salaries have gone through the roof, far exceeding the private sector. He quoted Mr. Moretti's definition of what constitutes a "good" superintendent in which he has pointed out that any superintendent can look good when the economy is good, but not every superintendent can look good when the economy is bad and he has to do the job with less. ~ Mr. Gazzolo began with the slide presentation to validate Mr. Sams' statements. The slides showed salaries and benefits outstripping the revenue stream, with the school budget increasing and the town's decreasing consistently. The dramatic increase in excess over net school spending was also shown in graph form. The net school spending number is provided by the Department of Education and an increase is factored in each year. It was noted that Mansfield is consistently exceeding the level. Also shown in graph form was a consistent increase in per pupil expenditure. Mr. Gazzolo we noted we cannot continue funding these increases. The more we continue to do so, the greater the Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 5 r problem becomes. We've added $700-800,000 to the operating budget, which only fuels the fire. He warned that we need to constrain expenses. Mr. Lazzara noted the importance of being able to fund the programs and control any increase in the budget, pointing out that when it is not done it gets away from us. He reviewed the recommendations made for both the School and Town side. They're recommending a reduction of $1,675,000 in the School budget, leaving them $30,905,708. The recommended increase is consistent with the increase in Chapter 70 funding from the State. It maintains the Schools at almost $3 million above the net school spending level. The recommendation takes into account the fact that they already have the additional revenue previously enumerated totaling $1 million. $995,000 will also be needed from Stabilization. In summary, a municipal reduction of $500,000, a school reduction of $1,675,000 and miscellaneous of $172,500 totaling $3,900,000 is necessary. The Town Manager noted last year the Town put $580,000 into Stabilization realized through a spending freeze. The net taken out was less than was originally requested. It's critical to look at salaries and benefits as they're outstripping our revenue and decreasing Stabilization. r-- Selectmen acknowledged the seriousness of the situation. It was noted the Town side has cut back while the Schools have continued to add. Selectman MacCaffrie noted his lack of understanding of the School Department budgeting mentality and questioned the inability of the School Department to comply with the guidance provided by the Finance Committee. Selectman McCarter noted the question he hears repeatedly is "are we going to have an override". He does not believe people generally are in favor of an override and does not believe the Board of Selectman supports one. It will not get to the ballot box without the support of the Selectmen and he suggested it's time for a reality check. Mr. Gazzolo noted we had a 5-7% increase each year while at the same time people are being laid off in the private sector. Mr. McCarter asked if Mr. Moretti has responded to the question of their increased revenue and intention to repay the amount received from Stabilization. He noted nobody's against paying for good education, but there's only so much people can afford. Selectman Amoruso stated looking at the charts is clearly indicative that we will have hysteria if the budget is not controlled. He pointed out we're not being told by the Finance Committee to "stop", but to "slow down" and thanked them for making this so clear. Mr. Lazzara noted we've had a $6.9 million infusion of cash since the last override, and we're no better off than we were. The situation is just escalating. Chairman McCue said the Selectmen are ready to make a strong statement that they're not ready to support an override. They're also concerned about some of the departments that have taken repeated hits in the last few years. The help of the School Department is desperately needed. Selectman Achille noted the school's and town's needs are not exclusive of each other. Children also benefit from Town services and need police and fire services, adequate water and other capital improvements to provide a good quality of life. Selectman MacCaffrie facetiously suggested we could cut 15% and noted the effect it would have, coming down to the Town Hall being open one day a week and when you dial "911" you get a School Department secretary. All unions on the town-side have now ratified their contracts with the exception of the Fire Department and concessions have been made. Town Manager D' Agostino reported based on numbers r Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 6 r from the State, we will not see a significant increase in revenue from the State. We arrived at a realistic State revenue number early in the budget process. The FinCom's estimates are accurate and we've worked hård at establishing them. It will be a difficult task and we will continue to try to meet the objectives in the best way possible. The 70/30 split in health care premiums will help narrow the gap, but that alone is not sufficient. The private sector employees are not getting the same types of increases as public sector employees have been getting. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee Chairman Bernie Dolan presented the recommendation of the Committee. Their recommendations total $832,000, which have been presented to and approved by the Finance Committee. They are as follows: Fire Department · Airpacks - the Chief needs 26 airpacks and asked for 8. CIP wants to fund all 26. This way they're all the same and if a man goes down and has to grab someone else', it will be immediately operable - $75,000 r · $32,000 for a 4-wheel drive vehicle - we keep giving the Fire Department cruisers with hundreds of thousands of miles on them and they break down. We spent all the money to train them and they need to be able to access difficult areas. We had a situation this winter where they couldn't get access to the site of an emergency without waiting for a plow. Schools · We have to replace roofs at Robinson and Roland Green - requested $205,000. Robinson is proposed to be done in two phases with another $175,000 next year - total of $305,000. Recommending we do it all at the same time. Buildings and Maintenance · Air conditioner replacement at the Police Station - they have about $26,000 left over and are requesting another $150,000. Selectman MacCaffrie noted it was a band-aid approach when he was on the MBC and everybody knew it wouldn't last. Highwav Department · Street sweeper. Current one is on it's third motor and is barely breathing. We have to sweep the streets - $120,000 will get us one with a life expectancy of 12-15 years. The last one was $70,000 and has never functioned to its highest potential. It's a major public complaint. r · Inflow and Infiltration Program - we have spent $2.1 million and need another $300,000 to complete it. It's saved over 300,000 gallon per day as a result of this program. Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 7 r Motion: To support the recommendation of the Capital Improvement Program Committee as submitted (MacCaffrie-Achille) 5-0 Passes Town Manager D' Agostino noted one other item is the authorization to borrow $120,000 for the Campbell Street property. We have a commitment to the State to provide proof by June 1st that we have the ability to outlay the money come July I st. Mr. Dolan stated the CIP may meet the night of Town Meeting. They have a concern about the lack of security at Town Hall, Library/COA. Over 300 keys are out and this is creating a problem for the employees who fear for the security of the buildings. We should have increased security with a camera system. The police find the buildings open at 2 or 3 a.m. and this also allows for a vandalism problem. The $80,000 would be money well- spent. The new system would be a card system with the ability to erase the card. r Karl Clemmey of South Main Street - spoke of the article in the newspaper tonight about parking at the Tweeter Center and took exception to being quoted by Town Manager D' Agostino in the article, demanding a public apology. He asked him to acknowledge that he made a mistake, noting it's embarrassing to be "thrown under the bus." Mr. D' Agostino said he is pleased to know that Mr. Clemmey would support the possibility of parking at the Tweeter Center for the PGA and, in that case, he would apologize. He noted he did not use his name to the reporter, but rather referred to an abutter who objected to the parking. Mr. Clemmey took exception to that statement and said he would still wait for the apology. He next reminded Mr. McCue that he took an oath to work in the best interest of the Town of Mansfield and said he's never seen Chairman McCue at any of the State fundraisers he and his wife have attended. He questioned how much he's done for the community. He also pointed out he requested to be on the Selectmen's agenda and hasn't heard from Chairman McCue. Selectman McCue said he has responded and is still waiting to hear back from Mr. Clemmey as to what topics he would like to address. Mr. Clemmey noted Questions and Comments is supposed to be for anything anyone wants to say and criticized the lack of input he's been allowed to provide. Selectman Amoruso took exception, noting he's never received a phone call from him that he didn't return. Mr. Clemmey said Mr. Amoruso has called him back, as have Mr. MacCaffrie and Mr. Achille. He next spoke of an incident this weekend with political signs being removed and thrown in the dumpster and not given back. He also complained about the expense of the assessors and said he could cut the budget for them. r George Dentino of Gladiola Terrace - followed up on a comment of Mr. Clemmey, asking who gave the order to remove political signs and throw them away. Mr. D 'Agostino said he received a complaint on Friday that there were political signs in public right-of-ways. The Town went out and removed them, took them back to the Highway Garage and put them in the dumpster. Mr. Dentino filed a complaint with the Police and it was brought to his attention. The signs were returned and the offer has been made to put them back up in appropriate places. The Town Clerk has been asked to Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 8 r provide candidates with written documentation as to where signs can be put. When the override occurred there were signs all over town that were taken down and discarded. Selectman MacCaffrie said he has two problems - one dealing with the political side and the other the public side. He believes a couple of phone calls could have been made that would have solved the problem without going to the expense of Police and Highway Department involvement. He noted tonight he saw three real estate signs in the public right-of way and asked if we're going to spend public money to take these signs down also. Mr. D 'Agostino said they will all be treated equally. Selectman MacCaffrie suggested that if they have to be taken down, people should be charged for the time. Selectman Achille suggested it's expanding to an issue of we don't have time to do all this. The legitimacy of having a sign on Town property, particularly if it's apparent, could have been solved by moving the signs back three feet onto private property. Mr. Dentino noted the comments being made are based on the faulty premise that the signs were on Town property and he doesn't believe the Town has the right to remove signs on private property. The signs fall under election laws and have special privilege and the complaint should have been referred to the Town Clerk who has control over elections. Town Manager D 'Agostino reported staff went up and down the streets and took signs from all candidates from locations we maintain. Mr. Dentino disagreed; Mr. D' Agostino said he personally removed no signs and reiterated his directive, noting if a police complaint had not been filed, we would not be having this conversation. Selectmen concluded that the point had been made and concluded the debate. r Peter DeTrolio of Elm Street - noted election laws are very clear and political signs cannot be placed on State or Town property and must always be on private property. The signs note the property owner supports the candidate, and the State and Town cannot do that. He suggested it's a nonsense issue that time is being wasted on. He further suggested that every year we break the law by allowing political signs at the school during elections. Debate ensued regarding the matter, with some expressing the belief that they are allowed outside of ISO feet of the polling place of public property. Selectman Amoruso noted some of the signs removed were on private property and the property line was misread. Real estate signs are allowed anywhere. Mr. Dentino suggested Mr. DeTrolio is misreading his statements, noting his signs were on private property. Town Manager D' Agostino reported: . He will be out of state Thursday and Friday, returning Sunday evening and will be appointment DPW Officer Manager Betty Amicone as Acting Town Manager during his absence. r- . Veterans Agent Jerry Scherma resigned effective immediately due to personal reasons. He worked here many years, working tirelessly for veterans, and has served them to the best of his capability. He has been a public servant in every sense of the Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 9 (" word in the years he's served as Veteran's agent and will be sorely missed. He's also assisted with Personnel Services and there will be a need to continue this in some manner. He did a magnificent job. He's had some difficult times recently and he will be sadly missed. Selectman Amoruso asked if the job would be posted. Selectman MacCaffrie suggested it may be time to look at a regional position, noting we don't have sufficient veteran business to require a full-time veterans agent and there is reluctance from some communities to do so. Steve - to those in need it is an important issue. He noted there are two local agents close by who are well-respected and it may be acceptable to them to share offices. He would not like to go forward in appointing someone without getting someone in to discuss it. Selectman McCarter asked what percentage of time Mr. Scherma spent on personnel services and was advised it was about 60% of his time. Town Manager D' Agostino advised the Selectmen that we need to recruit someone, either by sharing or appointing someone, but we need to be able to reach out to other communities. We will contact Foxboro to see if their agent can help us out on a consistent basis until we can get someone. Selectman MacCaffrie noted it's been consistently done in other communities that the Veterans Agent also does personnel/human resources duties. Motion: To authorize the Town Manager to make temporary arrangements with Norton or Foxboro and schedule a meeting with their veterans agents to discuss this further. (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes r , Chairman McCue noted Selectmen don't generally get involved in personnel issues, but Veterans Agent is a Selectmen appointment. He requested that it be posted, advertised, and put on cable. Selectmen noted their regret on hearing of Jerry's resignation and wished him the best. · The Town Report is now available to the public. The benefits page is always read with much interest. The front cover of the report, done by a local artist, is the South Common looking towards the Congregational Church. The report is required to go out prior to Town Meeting and he thanked Lorilee Fish and Eileen Ouellette for getting it together. · There is a farewell celebration for Sister Cities scheduled at the Qualters Middle School on May 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Residents who are interested in attending can call his office to make a reservation. There is a charge for it. He will also need to know who will be attending from the Board of Selectmen and encouraged as many of them as possible, along with their spouses, to attend. r Selectman McCarter: · Asked if there are any plants to repair the South Main Street sidewalk. He noted cones are there now. Town Manager D 'Agostino said he will check on the status. It's a public safety issue and we will probably be repairing it in the spring. Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 10 r · Asked regarding the 6-bag limit on trash pickup if it's 6 bags per unit for apartment or 6 bags per house. Will find out how apartments are treated. We only pick up for four-unit or fewer buildings. Chairman McCue asked what constitutes a bag size- wise. Selectman MacCaffrie: · Asked if we've done anything further to pursue the Request for Proposals to combine the Town and Light Department auditors contract. It's on the Town Manager's priority list to be worked on after completion of the budget. · Noted the skateboard park vote was followed up with his request that any work done on it by Town employees be done without the use of overtime. He asked if a schedule has been prepared to avoid the use of overtime. Town Manager D 'Agostino said he will ask for a schedule, noting it may not be possible to complete it in as timely a manner as desired without the use of overtime. There are other time commitments that DPW has and he's not sure ifwe're renting an operator along with equipment. r · The sewerage treatment plant is on the agenda next week and he questioned when we would be getting the information. We're expecting to receive it by Friday in preparation for the pickup of the folders on Monday. It will be provided in a simple and readable format, some of which is still be formulated and reviewed by the engineers for accuracy prior to completion. Selectmen requested that they receive it as soon as possible. Selectman MacCaffrie: . Said he was impressed with the Globe article last Thursday that everyone's making preparations to park at the Tweeter Center, then tonight in the local paper. The paper indicates it's a done deal, but he does not remember receiving anything that denotes their license will allow parking for a fee. The Sun-Chronicle notes there are some issues. It's his belief the Selectmen are the licensing board and questioned why the original request did not come to them to be forwarded to the Building Department for review. Instead he read an "opinionated statement" in the newspaper, together with some facts, without the Selectmen as the licensing board being made aware of it. Selectman Amoruso suggested it makes sense that it would first be reviewed to ascertain if the zoning is proper before an application is made for a license. Selectman MacCaffrie said he would like to be informed about it so if he has a question he can ask about it before it gets to the licensing process. r . In reviewing the budget packages, he asked if we ever discussed an HV AC electrical technician. He also asked if that is not part of their role to do job descriptions for positions and asked if that was ever discussed when doing the budget package. Yes, Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 11 r-- (' r , . after the position is funded and before the position is filled. There's no need to establish a classification or description until the creation of the position is authorized through the budget process. At that point the unions establish a classification and grade. The difference between a "proposed" budget and an "approved" budget was noted. Selectman McCarter: . Asked ifVerizon put a conduit or pole in DePillo Memorial at 106 and North Main- The Town Manager said he has not been in contact with Verizon and suggested they be invited in to discuss why it needs to be there. Selectman McCarter noted it takes away from the site that has been set aside for the DePillo family. Mr. D 'Agostino noted it was put up without our knowledge. It's an existing pole and they've installed a stand-off. It's a violation of the policy created and they need to address it. There may be an appropriate reason for it, but it's not an appropriate location for it. He suggested we may also want to invite the DePillo family in at that time. Selectman Amoruso: . Asked the status of the Mullin report. Town Manager D 'Agostino said he believes it's close to being completed and needs to be reviewed for accuracy. He asked Shaun Burke the status a couple of weeks ago and they were on spring break. It's taken more time than we were told it would. Motion: To adjourn at 10:53 p.m. (MacCaffrie) 5-0 Passes Board of Selectmen Minutes of April 21, 2004 12