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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 9-11-1985BOARD OF SELECT14EN tl� SEP MINUTES OF MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1985' v�Ar PRESENT: Chairman D'Onofrio; Selectmen Dunn, McNair, Mahana; Tom Manager; Selectman Levine arrived at 7:40 P.M. The meeting was called to order at 7;30 P.M. and the Flag was saluted. 2. Minutes of September 4, 1985 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of September 4, 1985. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 3. Warrant #12 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #12 in the amount of $462,406.75, dated Septem- ber 11, 1985, broken down as follows: McNair /Dunn 4. Licenses and Permits General Fund - Revenue Sharing - Special Revenue - Sewer Enterprise - Water Enterprise - Electric Enterprise VOTED: 4 -0 $227,709.96 135.00 25,739.92 5,966.29 6,738.98 - 196,116.60 a) Steve Conroy was present to request permission to extend an existing sewer line from the corner of the property, 35 Glen Street, to a parcel of land he is in the process of purchasing at the corner of Glen and Willis Streets; this would be approximately 30 feet in length. tie also requested extension of Glen Street to his property line. He had maps showing the location of the property to the streets and sewer line. The DPW Director was also present and explained steps that would be neces- sary and advised that extension of the road would require Planning Board approval; it is an unaccepted street. * MOTION: To grant the sewer hook -up contingent upon approval by the DPW Director, and approve extension of Glen Street subject to proper review and approval by the DPW Director and Plan- ning Board. Mahana /McNair VOTED: 5 -0 b) Sewer Connection Permit Application by Webron Realty Trust, location Chauncy Street. It was noted that this is a transfer of an easement to the Town between Wood Ave. & Creeden Street. The DPW Director explained the end of the public sewer, at present, is at Creeden Street. The ap- plication of Webron's is to tie an existing private sewer line and ease- BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF 14EETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 PAGE 2 ment into the Creeden Street line; the transfer is necessary to make it a public easement and line. Discussion followed, with consideration of possible future requests to tie in which should be a benefit because of the size of the pipe; also the need for testing, affidavits, methods of construction, etc. prior to accepting the sewer. * MOTION: To table until we receive recommendations from the DPW Director and results of the testing, etc. Ron Webster, owner of the property, asked for as much expediency as possible. Joe Zeneski said he felt he could have the infor- mation by next week. VOTED: 5 -0 5. Juror Selection a) Fall River Superior Court, Civil Session, October 7, 1985 - John F. Hardy, 14 Bellview Drive - Bruce W. Harvey, 1 Samoset Ave., Apt. H b) New Bedford Superior Court, Criminal Session, October 7, 1985 - Louise Declemente, 110 Willow Street - William F. Lucy, 20 Villa Street, Apt. 3A - Barbara L. Johnson, 760 East Street - Patricia L. Peri, 10 Ware Street - Caroline R. Long, 55 Campbell Street c) Fall River District Court, Criminal Session, 6 -man jury, October 7, 1985 - Charles F. Colella, 127 Church Street 6. Election Workers * MOTION: To accept the list of Election Workers as proposed by the Town Clerk. Levine /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0 7. Correspondence a) Copy of letter to Chairman, Board of Health, from Chairman D'Onofrio re: Appreciation for his time and contribution during the Compo Chemical spill. b) Memo from Town Clerk re: Revised application for Boards and Committees. - This included addition of room for statements on Conflict of Interest. The consensus of the Board indicated approval for immediate use of this new form. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 PAGE 3 c) Letter from DEQE re: Approval of Contract No. 2, Change Order No. 1 d) Letter to Board from Chairman, Mansfield Police Assoc. Ball, re: Invita- tion, with tickets for each Board member, to the 16th Annual Ball, October 4th. e) Letter from Foxboro Town Administrator to Chairman D'Onofrio expressing appreciation for his letter of support,for the Foxboro Selectmen regard- ing their licensing procedure vs. the Springsteen concert criticism; the letter was sent to various newspapers in the area. f) Notice of Public Hearing by Mass. DPW re: Public roads in Bristol County, Monday, Sept. 23rd. Town Counsel, who was present, said this would include roads a town might wish to abandon or other such concerns; he advised checking this with the DPW Director. g) Copy of letter to Board of Appeals from Town Counsel re: Matoian vs. Board of Appeals. h) Memo to Board from Town Manager re: Compo Chemical Spill incident. i) Notice of "Last Chance Effort on Local Aid Stabilization" from MMA. j) Letter to Board from Karl Clemmey re: Cobb Street property. - Town Counsel and the Town Manager are handling this. Q Petition from residents of Lawndale Road requesting a reduced speed limit. - Both Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Downey, residents of the area, spoke briefly to this - the amount of traffic and speed of same coming into the Magna Vista development, off Rt. 106 and Franklin Street, is a danger for children particularly. They request a 20 MPH on Lawndale Road. * MOTION: To schedule a public hearing, October 2nd, with a corresponding recommendation to the Police Chief for a review of the situa- tion and a report ready for that date. Mahana /Levine VOTED: 5 -0 Selectman Mahana, at the same time, suggested asking the State if the Town can limit the speed on Rt. 106 in that area. 1) Letter from Dept. of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services re: Issuance of an EMS Week proclamation. m) Letter from Deputy Auditor, State Auditor's Office, re: Mandated costs upon Mansfield's municipal Light Department; referred to department manager. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 PAGE 4 n) Letter of resignation from Anthony Videtto, Recreation Commission. * MOTION: To send him a letter accepting his resignation with regrets. McNair /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0 o) Letter from Attorney Burton L. Schafer re: A client interested in ac- quiring title to the Paine School. - Paine School is under jurisdiction of the Sohool Committee and is presently rented to Bico Collaborative. p) Memo from Town Manager to Selectmen re: Parking on Winthrop Street prob- lem; this has been taken care of. q) Letter to Selectmen from Building Inspector re: Fee Schedule for sewer hook -ups, indicating $10.00 per unit was established approximately 3 years ago. r) Memo from Town Accountant to Board re: Airport Commission has voted to pay the CPA, Mr. Newell, outstanding bill. s) Memo from Fire Chief Sliney re: Jaws of Life update. - The Fire Chief was present; he said he has a loaned one at present, also with the donations he has received plus another coming from the Jaycees, after their Haunted House season, he should have nearly 3/4 of the expected cost for a new unit. Chairman D'Onofrio feels this item should be a prime one for next year's Capital Improvement Pro- gram. It was suggested that the Town Manager look into possible sur- plus funds available. The Town Manager asked if the Board would like letters to go to those who have contributed; they would. t) Memo from Police Chief re: Radar Citations and Disturbances Related to Licensed Liquor Establishments. 8. Public Hearing /New England Telephone Mr. Bausk, of New England Telephone, was present to explain the reason for this hearing; i.e., widening of Court Street necessitates relocation of one telephone pole, as specified in Petition #85 -3. One abutter, Arthur Hayes, was present and asked where the pole would be placed; he wants to replace the'fence between his property and his neighbor's and was concerned about the placement of the pole interfering. He was told the pole would be along the granite curb. * MOTION: To grant the relocation of the telephone pole at the new location as promulgated in front of us. Levine /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 PAGE 5 9. Camp Dresser & McKee Charlie Loveridge and Jim Glendye, instead of having a written report for the month, brought in samples showing the operation of the new wastewater treatment plant; the first was a bottle of effluent as it comes into the plant, the second a bottle of clear liquid, showing what leaves the plant. They also had a 49% solids cake, which is what will go into the landfill after the sludge process through filters and presses. They summarized this by saying, "Apparently, the system is working! ". Charlie Loveridge then said he would like to establish the date for offi- cial Open House, and suggested October 26th; after some discussion, the date was changed to October 19th. Charlie said they usually hold the cere- mony in the morning, on a Saturday, then serve a lunch; he asked for a list of guests the Town would wish to invite. Selectmen Levine and Dunn will work with the Town Manager on such a list. Charlie said there is negotiation over electric costs, and he needs a date when the plant was accepted for the power, as opposed to the official ac- ceptance of July 30th. Chairman D'Onofrio suggested July 1. * MOTION: To accept July 1, 1985 as the date the Town accepted the Waste- water Treatment Plant for power only. Levine /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 10. Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Gambale /Sewer Connection Mr. & Mrs. Gambale came before the Board, with their engineer, John Parmentiar, to pursue their problem over a sewer connection permit for their property at 255 Pratt Street. Both Town Counsel and DPW Director, Joe Zeneski, were also present. The Gambales original proposal was reviewed, which the Board found questionable; Town Counsel was asked his view on whose responsibility it would be were the proposed connection approved and then didn't work - he said any part of the.sewer that is in.the public street will be the Town's liability. Joe Zeneski said his first concern is the slope, then the length of the pipe; he also said there are two gas mains under the sewer line as presently proposed; he had and still does recommend the grinder pump which pushes sewerage out, but is more expensive. It was then proposed that an agreement be drawn up for the property owner to assume maintenance for the connection and, if the sewer line is ever extended up to their property line, they would be willing to pay for the cost of connecting to it. The Gambales wanted the right to make the choice at that time, dependent upon whether they had had any problems. A 5 minute recess was recommended. John Parmentiar came back with a modification to the slope to 8/10 %, which will allow minimum flow, and suggested that insulation and pipe material ( could be specified in the plan; pea gravel around the pipe will help insul- ate. Joe Zeneski felt the new slope was close enought to minimal allowed. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 PAGE 6 He recommended that the Gambales agree to have the engineer on -site while installation is being done so that he can certify that plans and specs were followed. It was added that it be included the Gambales are willing to waive the Town's liability for freezing; they said they were. It was finally agreed, as a covenant, that the Gambales will be willing to hook up to the main sewer line if, at some future date, it is extended up Pratt Street to their property, at their expense. MOTION: To approve the Sewer Connection Permit with a slope of 8 /10%, the engineer on -site while installation is in process, and the Gam- bales are willing to waive the Town's liability for freezing. Mahana /McNair VOTED: 4 -1 Levine opposed Mrs. Gambale then asked if the Town would pay for the installation; the answer - No. 11. DPW Director - Septage Fees Joe Zeneski reviewed his Memo of September 4th concerning an increase in septage dumping fees now that the new plant is about ready to begin pro- cessing septage; he said the cost of treating septage at the new plant will increase to $15.00 per 1,000 gallons. He recommended an increase from $10.00 to $15.00 per 1,000 gallons, effective immediately. His Memo went into possible other means of charging applied to septage coming from out -of -town, which he and the Town Accountant had explored; no decision was reached on this. MOTION: To accept a septage fee of $15.00 per 1,000 gallons. Mahana /McNair VOTED: 5 -0 12. Old Business a) Selectman Levine asked about the Audet dogs. Town Counsel told of a court appearance by Audet that morning for a Cease and Desist Contempt charge by the Building Inspector. He was found guilty and fined $250. 00 which is to be paid to the Town. Town Counsel went on to say Audet had tried to get an injunction against the Town for removing his dogs. The Judge questioned Audet about the dogs; Audet admitted he does not have a kennel license, he has 10 Pit Bulls and they are not licensed. The dogs are to be removed tomorrow by the Mansfield Dog Catcher with the assistance of I police officer, and they will be housed in a local kennel. The cost of boarding the dogs will be paid by Audet. b) Selectman McNair said a couple of Town employees, who have not met the new Town Manager, would like to come to Thursday evening's reception, if that were permissable. The Board said that would be fine. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 PAGE 7 c) Chairman D'Onofrio advised he felt the Board should take a position on the redistricting, as presented to the Board by Town Clerk recently. Although some members had reservations about Precinct 4, it was felt for now there was little that could be done. * MOTION: To accept the proposed four precincts as proposed by the Town Clerk. * Levine /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 d) Chairman D'Onofrio asked members of the Board to be prepared to review the Executive Minutes .,which had been passed out several weeks ago,at next week's meeting. 13. New Business a) Selectman Mahana again brought up the problem of poor acoustics in the meeting room, with people in the audience unable to hear well. b) Selectman Mahana next suggested that the DPW Director work on a sewer connection policy with more specifics incorporated, in the hopes that some problems may be avoided in the future. The Town Manager is to fol- low up on this. c) Selectman McNair asked about new department heads who have contracts with the Town. The Town Manager is to find out and report to the Chair- man. d) The Town Manager said he has asked Police Chief Earls to enforce the 2 Hour Parking on Crocker Street as well as Handicapped Parking. He was advised that now the problem has shifted to Oakland Street; the Town Manager will follow up on this. Chairman D'Onofrio said at least these problems are not permanent, but rather due to construction and paving at the present time. e) Selectman Levine voiced concern for a headline in the Sun Chronicle which focused on the Light Commissioners recent meeting. She felt it made an accusation and slandered public officials and called it a tact- less form of journalism which presented an erroneous picture of the over- all situation. 14. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn, at 10:20 P.M McNair / Mahana VOTED: 5 -0 f ` Date signed