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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 11-12-1986* * BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF.MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 1986 PRESENT: Chairman McNair; Selectmen Dunn, Mahana, Harrington; Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. and the Flag saluted. 2. Minutes of November 5, 1986 MOTION: To approve the Minutes of November 5, 1986. Harrington /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 3. Warrant #22 MOTION: To approve Warrant #22 in the amount of $1,463,102.28, dated November 12, 1986 and broken down as follows: General Fund - $675,373.14 Revenue Sharing - 1,458.39 School Lunch - 6,185.02 Special Revenue - 14,449.18 Highway Garage - 6,450.00 (Capital Projects) 141.46 Motor Pool - 34,738.36 Sewer Enterprise - 3,815.68 Water Enterprise - 720,491.05 Electric Enterprise - Mahana /Harrington VOTED: 4 -0 4. Licenses & Permits a) Two Hackney Licenses, new owners of.Town Taxi, were signed. * b) MOTION: To approve the Town of Easton appointment of Martin Washburn to represent the Towns of Easton and Mansfield on the Board of Directors of Self Help, Inc. Mahana /Harrington VOTED: 4 -0 c) Application for a Common Victuallers License, Suzanne N. Adams, d /b /a Suzanne's, 270 N. Main Street. - Suzanne was present and told the Board she would have a unique gallery and cafe type setting; there is a parking lot behind the building. * MOTION: To approve the Common Victuallers License. Mahana /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 d) Transfer Request #2 for $700.00 to the Town Audit Account; appropriation was insufficient for required work, and this is not the final bill. * MOTION: To approve Transfer Request #2. Mahana /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 1986 PAGE 2 Selectman Harrington asked if there will be reimbursement from the Water and Sewer Enterprise Accounts; the Town Manager is to check into this. * e) MOTION: To approve the Certificate of Votes for the County Commissioner, as prepared by the Town Clerk. Mahana /Harrington VOTED: 4 -0 5. Correspondence a) Letter to the Board from Executive Director, Mass. Housing Finance Agency, re: Village at Mansfield Depot Mortgage Loan Application. b) Notice of Public Hearing, January 12, 1987, Dept. of Public Utilities, re: NYNEX Paging. c) Letter from Secretary, Executive Office of Communities & Development re: Funding for Mass. Housing Partnership Municipal Advance Program. d) Letter from Rodman C. Read, Chairman, Town of Seekonk, re: Alternative sites for septic waste. - The Town Manager reported that Mansfield is accepting to capacity. He was asked to send a letter similar to that which went to Rehoboth. e) Memorandum from Chairman of Planning Board to the Selectmen re: Town Engineer's Memo of Oct. 27th re: Inability to perform engineering work for the Planning Board. Town Manager said it was only for a few weeks. * MOTION: To invite the Chairman of the Planning Board to address this issue at next week's meeting. Harrington /Mahana VOTED: 4 -0 f) Notice of Public Hearing December 3rd by Board of Selectmen, re: Commun- ity Development Action Grant Application. g) Letter from Director, Water Management Division of EPA re: Resource Con- servation & Recovery Act requirements. h) Notice of Boston University Two -day Seminar re: Construction Claims. i) Letter from Town of Plainville Board of Selectmen re: Evening Dinner - Workshop re: Impact and Implementation of Fair Labor Standards Act, November 20th, 6:30 P.M. j) Copy of letter to Barbara Hagg from Director of Accounts, Bureau of Accounts re: Appreciation for timely submission of Mansfield's Sched- ule A. * MOTION: Send a copy to Barbara's.superior, City of Taunton. Mahana /Harrington VOTED: 4 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING t NOVEMBER 12, 1986 PAGE 3 k) Letter to Chairman of the Board from Supt. Barbarisi re: Special warrant for Monday, Dec. 22nd with Town Treasurer's agreed handling of it. 1) Copy of letter to William Mara, Mass. Cablevision Systems, from Mo Prasad re: Postponement of Nov. 11th meeting to Nov. 18th. 6. Old Business a) The Town Manager had given each Selectman a packet of DPW Job Descrip- tions; he asked them to review them over the coming week. b) Board members were advised that the One -way sign has finally been in- stalled on Fulton Place; it is being ignored by many to date. c) Selectman Harrington reported that he and Selectman Mahana had narrowed choices of accountant applicants to interview to eight, and they inter- viewed the first two today. They hope to have two or three finalists within two weeks. d) The Town Manager suggested a Budget Workshop on Monday, November 24th, with the FinCom and School Committee; this seemed acceptable. e) Selectman Dunn reported receiving several calls expressing interest in continuation of the Water Protection District Committee. He said he will try to find another chairman for it. 7. New Business a) Selectman Harrington mentioned that two dogs had been killed on Central Street recently and he wanted town residents to know that the Police had handled things very well. b) Selectman Harrington wanted to remind everyone that salary upgrading should be done before the new budget is submitted. 8. Public Hearing /Hastings House Liquor License The Clerk read the Notice for the hearing. David Lewiecki and John McKeon were present with their attorney, John F. D. Jacobi, who gave the Chairman the proof of notice to abutters. The Clerk also read and /or indicated copies of Memorandums from both the Building Inspector and the Planning Board were in the file; the Planning Board does not support a restaurant for the area designated. There were also reports from the Fire and Police Chiefs indicating their concern for congestion in the specified area. David Lewiecki said he has been an accountant; John McKeon studied restaurant business and has been working for Hampshire House. Mr. Jacobi pointed out that the proposed restaurant is in the downtown area where no specified park- ing is required. They expect to have a maximum number of ten employees and total seating of 55; hours 11:00 A.M. to 12 Midnight. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 1986 PAGE 4 The Chairman then opened the hearing to the general public and there were those who supported the idea and those who objected; particularly residents from the immediate area. Dan Thurber, 16 Samoset Street, presented the Chair- man with a petition signed by 80 who objected to the plan. Those supportive pointed out that if it weren't for a liquor license application, there would be no hearing and it would very likely have gone through. Valet parking was mentioned again. The hearing lasted a little over an hour, and was closed at 9:15 P.M. MOTION: To postpone making a decision so that members of the Board may walk the area to become more familiar with it. Mahana /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M. MINUTES APPROVED: